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Although the Allergen Bureau has been busy working in the background, it has been a while since we updated you on our move to adopt ED05. There are many different stakeholders globally with varied knowledge of the application of the…

This document focuses on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) statements. PAL statements are voluntary and not included in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code).   The guide is designed as a companion to the Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling…

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has designed and developed a software tool that can assess the risk of novel proteins for people with coeliac disease.   People with coeliac disease are known to have either one or two receptor molecules—HLA-DQ2…

‘Bread Free’ is a start-up company formed by young entrepreneurs in Spain who claim to have developed a process to separate the gluten component from cereals. This enables the production of wheat and other cereal flours that can be safely…

Quantitative gluten testing must usually be carried out in a laboratory setting due to the use of technical equipment and reagents. Responding to a need for more simple and affordable methods, researchers have developed a gluten-sensitive colour-changing biosensor.   The biosensor…

A recent Super Bowl commercial by UberEATS in the USA that was intended to be humorous depicts a person experiencing an allergic reaction to peanut butter while expressing surprise at the presence of peanuts in the product. The scene attracted…