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A survey conducted by Mount Sinai Hospital’s food allergy clinic study found 44 percent of parents take significant risks in managing food allergies in their children. In a result thought to be based on media reports of successful allergy immunotherapy,…

Researchers in Italy have shown that beta-lactoglobulin, one of the key allergens in cow’s milk, can be modified via its vitamin A related component retinoic acid. Once modified, the beta-lactoglobulin appears to have reduced allergic potential. Beta-lactoglobulin is part of a…

Research funded by the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Victoria University has looked at anaphylaxis in Australasia from consumption of packaged food products with or without precautionary allergen labelling, where the known allergen triggers were not…

EU legislation introduced at the end of 2014 requires retailers of non-prepackaged foods to provide information regarding the content of one or more of 14 specified food allergens within their foods. Recent surveys have sought to determine if this legislation…

On Monday 15 January 2018, Georgina Christensen (Allergen Bureau VITAL Coordinator) had the opportunity to present to an audience of more than 40 Thailand-based food producers on a broad sweep of topics including food allergy, allergen management best practice and…

Several studies into the use of oral immunotherapy for the treatment of food allergies have shown promising short-term results. However, most have not provided meaningful protocols for maintenance doses, nor have they been followed up over long periods of time…