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A six-year old girl with a known dairy allergy has died in Perth from an allergic reaction. The details surrounding the reaction are unknown. However, Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia CEO Maria Said has told media she understands the tragedy to…

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has launched a new look Food Allergen Portal to provide people with easier access to resources on managing allergens in food. Created by the FSANZ Allergen Collaboration in 2011, the portal provides information to food manufacturers…

Ingham’s has a long and proud history in poultry farming dating back to 1918 when Walter Ingham started a small family farm with one rooster and six hens in Sydney’s South West.  From this humble origin, Ingham’s has grown to…

A Canadian study has found adults with coeliac disease who are trying to follow a gluten-free diet have difficulty choosing appropriate gluten-free foods based on product labelling information, leading to suggestions that explicit labelling that identifies gluten-free products may be…

The prevalence of allergic diseases has drastically increased over recent decades, particularly in Westernised countries. The factors driving increased prevalence remain unclear, but it has previously been suggested that there may be a link with consumption of fast foods. Researchers…

The Allergen Bureau is delighted to announce that Talley’s Ice Cream was selected as the winner of the 2018 NZIFST Allergen Bureau Award for best practice food allergen management. The award was presented to Mike and Donna Elston from Talley’s…