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The Allergen Bureau is pleased to announce that Woolworths New Zealand was selected as the winner of the 2020 NZIFST Allergen Bureau Award for best practice food allergen management in New Zealand. The award was presented to Stella Stacey on…

The Food Allergen Management Symposium is the premier Southern Hemisphere symposium dedicated to assembling the world’s best minds on food allergen management. FAMS brings together a program covering the latest in food allergen management and is targeted at everyone working…

Codex Alimentarius is the food standards-setting body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). At their most recent meeting, held virtually for the first time in history, a Code of Practice…

Between April and September 2020, a local council in Wales, UK, conducted an investigation into businesses selling hot drinks dispensed from vending machines due to allegations of cross-contact allergen risks. The investigators claim to have found five out of the…

Gluten intolerance encompasses several types of gluten-related disorders, most notably coeliac disease. Avoidance of gluten in the diet is the cornerstone of coeliac disease management and therefore analysis to detect and quantitate gluten from wheat, rye, barley, and oats constitutes…

The National Allergy Strategy has developed and launched a new ‘All about Allergens’  free online training program for hospital food service providers, ward staff and volunteers. The new training program was launched by the Hon Greg Hunt, Minister for Health,…