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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…

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…

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 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…

A new study has found that people with coeliac disease who are on a long-term gluten-free diet are still frequently exposed to gluten. Using gluten immunogenic peptides (GIP) in faecal and urine samples as a marker of gluten exposure, researchers…

The Allergen Bureau will be showcasing our allergen management resources and services for the food industry at AIFST20 – the AIFST Virtual Conference and Exhibition. The virtual exhibition will run from Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July 2020 and…