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As focus on insects as a food source intensifies, researchers from the James Cook University are working with the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute (NMI) to identify insect proteins that may be potential allergens. This information is being used to…

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has announced it will add walnuts to the list of allergens that food manufacturers and importers must include on product packaging labels. Now, the only allergens required to be labelled when present in a food…

Australian researchers have assessed whether guidelines that recommend earlier introduction of peanut to infants’ diets are associated with decreased prevalence of peanut allergy. Australia’s infant feeding guidelines were changed in 2016 to recommend early peanut introduction for all infants. This…

The use of scientifically determined allergen thresholds to inform precautionary allergen labelling is the cornerstone of the VITAL program.  However internationally, the acceptance of both the concept and the best approach to determine an appropriate threshold has been debated for…

For the past two years the Allergen Bureau’s Agricultural Co-Mingling Sampling and Testing Working Group has been committed to producing guidance to assist industry to identify and manage agricultural cross contact risk.    “The new guidance document will combine all…

The NZIFST 2022 Conference was held in Rotorua, from 5 – 7 July. There were many exceptional speakers, all providing their valuable insights on the core theme of collaboration, and challenging the food industry to achieve a safe, sustainable food…