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Did you know that our VITAL® Training is not limited to just ANZ? There are Allergen Bureau-endorsed VITAL Training Providers in the EU, North America and Africa. For more details on countries and languages of VITAL Training delivery – both face…

The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code requires sesame to be labelled when it is present in foods as an ingredient, a component of food additives, or a component of processing aids. However, in the US, the Food and Drug…

There is a growing body of evidence that supports the early introduction of peanut-based foods to infants to prevent peanut allergies, and studies are now looking into the impact of early introduction of other main allergens. A study led by King’s College London is the first…

Challenges in Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) was a topic of conversation at the recent Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting (FAAM), held online in October 2020. Sabine Schnadt, a representative of a German patient advocacy group, presented data, examples and possible…

Oral food challenges to diagnose food allergies are expensive, time-consuming and put the patient at risk of suffering an allergic reaction. Researchers have previously developed an algorithm that may reduce the number of oral food challenges required for diagnosis by…

The Allergen Bureau is pleased to announce that Woolworths New Zealand was selected as the winner of the 2020 NZIFST Allergen Bureau Award for best practice food allergen management in New Zealand. The award was presented to Stella Stacey on…