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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…

The allergy-protective effects of exposure to dirt and ‘germs’ during childhood is a key part of the hygiene hypothesis that aims to explain why allergies are now more prevalent than ever. Several past studies have shown children who grow up…

The Parliamentary Inquiry into allergies and anaphylaxis in Australia, conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, has concluded with the publication of a 180-page report. The Committee has put forward 24 recommendations aimed…

More than 60 countries have mandatory allergen labelling and almost all of them require that fish be declared when it is present. Over 1,000 different species of fish are caught and sold around the world and the allergenic proteins differ…