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An international research collaboration previously found that children with allergy to cow’s milk have markedly different bacteria in their gut than healthy children. To see if those differences contribute to the development of allergies, researchers have taken faecal samples from…

When a person has an allergic reaction, the amount of the offending food they have consumed is one of the factors that determines the severity of their reaction. When food producers assess the risk from unintended allergen presence in a…

The Allergen Bureau was pleased to welcome seven new small to medium enterprises as Associate Members: Category A, B or C in our 2018 membership year. Allergen Bureau Associate Memberships provide an effective way for organisations of less than 100…

In a nationally representative population-based survey of more than 40,000 US adults, around 19 per cent reported having a food allergy. However when questioned further, only an estimated 10 per cent reported having symptoms consistent with a ‘convincing’ allergic reaction…

While pregnant women do not typically give up certain foods with the express aim of avoiding a food allergy in their babies, those who already have a food-allergic child or who have food allergies themselves are more likely than most…

AllerGenis is a US company aiming to use data-driven diagnostics to help healthcare providers more accurately and safely diagnose, assess and monitor people with food allergies. The company has developed an algorithm that can help to predict, with 87 per…