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It has been proposed that the rising incidence of allergies in the western world may be influenced by modifications to the human microbiome caused by the western environment and/or lifestyle. To further explore this theory, researchers in Western Australia studied…

Several interesting and exciting developments relating to gluten and coeliac disease have been published recently. Here are some of the stories: Link between childhood gluten intake and coeliac disease Researchers in Sweden have found that in young children with a…

Ai Group, the Allergen Bureau and Australian Food & Grocery Council, (AFGC) has been addressing the issue of milk (from cows milk) being inadvertently present in dark chocolate, following a milk-to-dark-chocolate production changeover. In working through this issue, we have…

The Allergen Bureau is delighted to announce this year’s winners of the AIFST and NZIFST Allergen Bureau Awards for best practice food allergen management. Sarah Proctor, Food Safety Coordinator Lion Dairy & Drinks, was selected as the winner of the…

At the most recent meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, it was accepted that the current allergen labelling provisions in the ‘General Standard for Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods’ lack sufficient clarity and detail for industry in how allergens should be…

An Australian study of 170 wheat varieties found modern wheat was no more allergenic than traditional varieties. The research examined the allergenicity of wheat varieties grown in Australia from 1860 to 2015, including some original varieties brought from England that…