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How are food producers implementing the VITAL® Program on a practical basis? With its emphasis on risk assessment and action levels based on carefully determined reference doses, VITAL® helps producers comply with regulations for allergen management and labeling. But what does…

The Allergen Bureau is pleased to announce that Monash Health and the Monash Health Central Production Kitchen was selected as the winner of the 2020 AIFST Allergen Bureau ‘Julie Newlands Award’ for best practice food allergen management in Australia. The…

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), an American nonprofit organisation, has published a three-part report that pulls together two years of research into Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL), food market potential and consumer habits. It reveals that 85 million Americans avoid buying…

In 2017, new allergy prevention guidelines were issued in the US advising that peanut-containing foods should be introduced in the diet of infants at four to six months of age. A nationwide survey of US paediatricians has indicated that while…

Changes to the allergen labelling requirements in the UK will come into effect from 1 October 2021. To help businesses and enforcement authorities understand the new requirements, the Food Standards Authority has updated its technical guidance document. The new labelling…

The allergy-protective effects of exposure to dirt and ‘germs’ during childhood is a key part of the hygiene hypothesis that aims to explain why allergies are now more prevalent than ever. Several past studies have shown children who grow up…