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President Biden has signed into law a food allergy labelling bill – The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act. This mandates the labelling of sesame in plain English language on all packaged foods sold in the US beginning January 1, 2023. It is…

Early introduction to allergenic foods like eggs and peanuts has been found to help prevent food allergies in specific groups of infants. Ready, Set, Food, a US-based start-up that provides a daily supplement to gradually introduce babies to the top nine allergens,…

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…