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In the world’s first known study of its kind, most adults diagnosed with food allergy were found to not follow the dietary advice they had been given by a health professional. Several underlying reasons were found, offering health professionals an…

Peanut-coated microneedles have been shown to offer better food allergen immunotherapy in early studies carried out on preclinical models. A microneedle device is worn like a band aid and delivers treatments directly through the skin barrier. As well as being…

Among children with food allergy, up to 40 per cent are allergic to multiple foods. While introducing potentially allergenic foods in early infancy has proven effective at preventing the development of food allergies in childhood, research shows this strategy is…

Exposure to environmental greenness in childhood appears to have an impact on the risk of developing allergic disease. Melbourne-based researchers have explored for the first time a possible link between exposure to environmental greenness and food allergy risk. Environmental greenness…

How fabulous to see so many colleagues online for the Joint AIFST/Allergen Bureau Food Allergen Webinar. Andreas Klieber showed some really great examples of labels before and after PEAL and discussed the implications that Food Manufacturers must consider (outside of…

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Changing Climates: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow – a theme that recognises the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are working to change the climate of gender equality and build a sustainable future. We caught up…