Allergy Research
·Jun 29, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration in the USA has issued guidance to food manufacturers to provide temporary regulatory flexibility in food labelling requirements under certain circumstances. This is designed to help minimise the impact of supply chain disruptions associated with…
Member News
·Jun 29, 2020
The Allergen Bureau is pleased to welcome four new small to medium enterprises as Associate Members: Category A, B or C in the first half of 2020. Allergen Bureau Associate Memberships provide an effective way for organisations of less than…
Industry News
·May 27, 2020
The Food Allergen Management Symposium is the premier Southern Hemisphere symposium dedicated to assembling the world’s best minds across the spectrum of food allergen management. FAMS always brings together a holistic symposium program covering the latest issues in food allergen…
Allergy Research
·May 27, 2020
Risk assessment approaches based on food allergen thresholds were introduced some time ago to underpin action levels for precautionary allergen labelling. New threshold dose data has now been published for the most significant food allergens. In 2007, the Allergen Bureau…
Allergy Research
·May 27, 2020
The number of people with coeliac disease around the world has increased rapidly over recent decades. As researchers look to understand why, one study has indicated chemicals found in non-stick cookware, pesticides and fire retardants may be involved. A team…
Allergy Research
·May 27, 2020
Allergy researchers have uncovered a large discrepancy in estimates of food allergy prevalence in children on US Medicaid compared to the general population. Medicaid is a US federal and state program that helps with medical costs for low-income individuals and families. To…
