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The Victorian state’s Health Department has for the first time released data that reveals over 1,000 Victorians have presented at hospital emergency rooms with anaphylaxis since the beginning of November last year. More than 60 per cent of the 1,028…

Queensland’s Wesley Medical Research Institute have developed a fast diagnostic screening test for coeliac disease. The test uses a pin prick of blood, and within 10 minutes can provide a result that indicates whether people need to have further tests…

The National Allergy Strategy recently submitted an election platform to all major political parties and has used World Allergy Week (April 7-13) to put the spotlight on their bid for $20 million over 5 years to address Australia’s allergy epidemic.…

An Aldi supermarket chocolate Easter bunny that was labelled with the ‘Dairy Fine’ brand has caused an anaphylactic reaction for a dairy-allergic Melbourne woman who misread the label and thought it was a dairy free product. The woman maintains the…

The Allergen Bureau is pleased to invite applicants for an AU$1,500 travel grant for postgraduate and early career researchers to attend and present at the 3rd Food Allergen Management Symposium 2019 (FAMS2019), Melbourne, Australia – 13-16 May 2019. The award will be selected…

The number of food recalls due to the undeclared presence of allergens rose by more than 25 per cent in Australia in 2018 compared with the previous year. In a media report accompanying the release of this data, Mark Booth,…