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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…

In a law change coming into effect on 1 November 2018, Victorian hospitals will be required to notify the Department of Health and Human Services of all anaphylaxis presentations. This follows recommendations of the coroner who investigated the 2013 death…

Over two billion people around the world include edible insects in their diet on a regular basis, and interest in insects as a sustainable source of nutrition is increasing in Western countries. In parallel with further development of regulations around…

Last year, TNO Principal Scientist Geert Houben was appointed Professor “Food-borne Risk Factors for Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases” at the faculty of Medicine at the Utrecht University and the University Medical Center Utrecht. On 8 May 2018, Geert pronounced his…