Allergen Bureau News
·Apr 24, 2019
Food Safety & Compliance Conference, New Zealand The Food Safety & Compliance Conference 2019, Auckland, 20th – 21st March 2019, brought together leading experts delivering insights on regulations, compliance, allergen, testing and more. The conference theme was ‘Meeting regulation, compliance…
Industry News
·Mar 25, 2019
The Allergen Bureau is pleased to invite applicants for an AU$1,500 travel grant for postgraduate and early career researchers to attend and present at the 3rd Food Allergen Management Symposium 2019 (FAMS2019), Melbourne, Australia – 13-16 May 2019. The award will be selected…
Industry News
·Mar 25, 2019
The number of food recalls due to the undeclared presence of allergens rose by more than 25 per cent in Australia in 2018 compared with the previous year. In a media report accompanying the release of this data, Mark Booth,…
Industry News
·Mar 25, 2019
A small study carried out in Norway has uncovered a link between enterovirus (a common intestinal virus) in early childhood and the subsequent development of coeliac disease in children who have a genetic predisposition to the condition. From 2001 to…
Allergy Research
·Mar 25, 2019
The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council of Australia have funded research looking at which key nutrients are inadequate in the diets of those who avoid wheat due to unexplained gastro‐intestinal symptoms. The study, published by the Dietitians Association of Australia,…
Allergy Research
·Mar 25, 2019
Living on a farm appears to reduce the risk of allergic diseases in children, although not all studies concur. This disparity suggests that the protective effects may depend on a particular type of farming environment. Polish allergy expert Barbara Sozanska…
