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People who are allergic to peanut are strongly advised to avoid Asian style foods due to the perceived high risks of peanut being present. A new study has sought to quantify the levels of peanut that may be introduced through…

14-15 Sep 2020 Online, Virtual, Australia The marcus evans Food Safety and Security ANZ conference will focus on helping food businesses address the key challenges and strategies in achieving food safety and security in the current dynamic and global market.…

DBV Technologies, the French biotech company developing a skin patch to treat peanut allergy, has had their request for market approval turned down by the FDA. This comes as a significant setback for the company which is said to have…

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), an American nonprofit organisation, has published a three-part report that pulls together two years of research into Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL), food market potential and consumer habits. It reveals that 85 million Americans avoid buying…

In 2017, new allergy prevention guidelines were issued in the US advising that peanut-containing foods should be introduced in the diet of infants at four to six months of age. A nationwide survey of US paediatricians has indicated that while…

Changes to the allergen labelling requirements in the UK will come into effect from 1 October 2021. To help businesses and enforcement authorities understand the new requirements, the Food Standards Authority has updated its technical guidance document. The new labelling…