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A new study has added to the growing evidence base that rates of coeliac disease are rising, yet many people are not diagnosed. By screening almost 6,000 Italian children aged 5 – 11 years, 1.6 per cent were found to have…

NZIFST The NZIFST Conference 2021 will be held at the Palmerston North Convention Centre on Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th July 2021. The conference theme is Food-With Care Kai – me te whakaaro nui. Allergen Bureau Director, Debbie Hawkes (Hawkins…

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia will hold the 18th annual Food Allergy Week from 23-29 May 2021 to raise awareness of food allergies in the Australian community. This year’s focus is on educating people with food allergy on how to increase…

The French insect farming company, Agronutris, that made an application for the use of yellow mealworm as a food has gained approval from the European Commission. This is the first insect to be approved as a novel food, with the…

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) have conducted joint research to review and summarise the existing literature on consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours relating to allergen declarations and precautionary allergen or advisory labelling…

The Allergen Bureau provides industry guidance resources to assist with food allergen management, labelling, identifying potential allergens in your product, and determining whether and how they should be declared. These best practice guidance resources are designed to help the food…