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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently released its annual report on food standards, “Our Food 2022“. Despite the industry facing numerous challenges, FSA reported no significant change in food safety or authenticity standards. However, the agency raised concerns…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released an updated draft guidance designed to help food facilities comply with the requirements for current good manufacturing practices and preventive controls. It includes a new chapter dedicated to food allergens.  The chapter…

Two New Zealand food importers have been fined for failing to translate allergen declarations into English, following product recalls by Tokyo Food Company and Japan Mart 2014 Company.   Tokyo Food Company imported and sold Seasoned Seaweed Salad, also known as…

The leading value proposition of the Allergen Bureau is to tackle industry challenges that are bigger than any one company alone and to be known as an organisation that can help solve problems in a manner that benefits the entire…

Prompted by a question from one of their readers, the Washington Post has dived into the details surrounding food allergies, posting a view on what may be behind the dramatic increase in incidence seen in recent years.   In reviewing available…

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated its guidance on allergen labelling following consultation carried out earlier this year. The new guidance clarifies when precautionary allergen labels (PALs) should be used and how they should be worded.  According to the…