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The FAMS conference recently gave attendees the opportunity to listen to the rationale behind the FAO/WHO Expert panels recommendation for precautionary allergen labelling to be underpinned by a quantitative risk assessment, coupled with the use of Reference Doses set on…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an open letter warning start-ups in the emerging field of molecular farming that expressing animal proteins such as egg and dairy proteins in genetically engineered crops such as soybeans will require…

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has launched a new online allergen training tool for food businesses and their staff. The training aims to offer a better understanding of food hypersensitivities and the legal requirements for providing ingredient and allergen information to…

One in every 20 children with a food allergy in Ireland suffers an accidental allergic reaction while in a school or pre-school setting each year, according to the findings of a new study.   The study examined the experience of 521…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) relating to the enforcement policy for labelling major food allergens, including allergens that are unintentionally present. The draft CPG reflects the FDA’s updated thinking based…

There were 29 food recalls in Australia due to undeclared allergens in 2022, marking a 23 per cent decrease from the previous year and the lowest number recorded since 2015. Despite this drop, undeclared allergens remain the primary cause of…