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Our understanding of the factors involved with childhood allergy development has been advanced by a new study that has analysed the microbiota of meconium – a baby’s first stool after birth. Babies whose first stool did not contain a normal…

The Allergen Bureau provides industry guidance resources to assist with food allergen management, labelling, identifying potential allergens in your product, and determining whether and how they should be declared. These best practice guidance resources are designed to help the food…

The 4th Food Allergen Management Symposium (FAMS) was held across 3 days from 18-20th May 2021, followed by a 4th day on 21st May for the Allergen Testing Special Interest Group (AT-SIG). Symposium delegates can access the recorded presentations now…

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) have released annual figures, which show there were a total of 109 food recalls in Australia throughout 2020, up from 87 recalls in 2019 and 100 in 2018. Undeclared food allergens were behind…

An Australian research team have found infants whose pacifiers, or dummies, were sterilised with an antiseptic solution were more likely to have a diagnosed food allergy at the age of one. The risk appears to be entirely connected to the…

A product survey assessing the allergen label status on hundreds of prepacked food products imported from Thailand to Australia has found some carry significant risks for allergic consumers. The survey included 549 Thai products purchased from seven Asian retail grocery…