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 Elsevier, and the editors of the official journals of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), have made several recent food allergy research articles free to access until 30 November 2018. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,…

UK-based international sandwich shop, Pret a Manger, is in the spotlight following the allergy-related deaths of two customers in recent years. With over 500 shops in nine countries selling 218 million products a year, perhaps more was expected of the…

At a recent update on national progress in the management of allergies, Associate Professor Richard Loh, Co-Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Steering Committee and paediatric clinical immunology/allergy specialist, encouraged the Australian Government to maintain their commitment to addressing the…

There are calls for more stringent labelling measures after a study of consumer group Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia members showed many have suffered anaphylactic reactions after eating foods that were not labelled for the suspected allergen. During a nine month…

The second MoniQA conference on food fraud and allergen management took place in Vienna in June 2018. For those who weren’t there, a book of abstracts has been published and a comprehensive conference report has been prepared by the UK…

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jasmine Lacis-Lee, DTS Food Assurance, as an elected Director of the Allergen Bureau Board. Jasmine and returning Director Caroline Gray (DuPont) were both declared elected to the Allergen Bureau Board at our…