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Woolworths has announced it will become the Coeliac Australia Official Supermarket Partner and make grocery shopping cheaper for those living with coeliac disease. Woolworths shoppers who are also members of Coeliac Australia will be issued a card that applies a…

A recent article by The Financial Times states that UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger spent £20m (approx. AUD$40m) last year on full allergen labelling and other safety measures ahead of new laws for pre-packaged food for direct sale, introduced following…

Some evidence suggests consumption of specific enzymes that degrade the proline and glutamine amino acids that make up gluten proteins may help those with coeliac disease. New research carried out at New Zealand’s Riddet Institute has trialled the use of…

A survey by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) has previously revealed that 70 per cent of people living with a food allergy or intolerance felt uncomfortable when dining out. A new Melbourne-based technology business, TLRT Foods (pronounced tolerate), believes they have…

The Allergen Bureau and the Australian Food and Grocery Council recently held a series of six successful Breakfast Seminars in Australia and New Zealand, in late 2019 and early 2020. The seminars were attended by a total of over 220…

The Allergen Bureau, Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) and the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) collaborate to offer these annual awards for best practice food allergen management in each of Australia and New…