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A recent online seminar has presented a summary of the UK Food Standards Agency’s 2022 commissioned review of food allergen detection methods. The report and seminar offer guidance on how and where to apply certain analytical approaches to ensure accurate…

Amish children in northern Indiana, USA, have been found to have remarkably low rates of allergies and asthma. Researchers attribute this to early exposure to farm dust and microbes which strengthens the immune system. In the studies, only 7 per…

A coalition of over twenty organisations and individuals across the United States has formally urged the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to mandate allergen labelling on alcoholic beverages. In a letter submitted to the TTB, the group…

Singapore’s largest and most comprehensive study on paediatric food allergies is underway, aiming to help address the growing challenge of food allergies. The Singapore Food Allergy Story is a four-year initiative to assess the prevalence, nutritional impact, and psychosocial burden…

A clinical trial underway in Australia is testing a novel injectable therapy that blocks the immune system’s response to peanuts, preventing the cascade of allergic reactions that can lead to anaphylaxis.  Led by researchers at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Western…

Groundbreaking work by researchers at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has created a world-first blood test that could dramatically change the diagnostic process for coeliac disease.   The innovative test was developed with Novoviah Pharmaceuticals. It will spare people…