Allergy Research
·Feb 26, 2018
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…
Allergy Research
·Jan 30, 2018
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…
Allergy Research
·Jan 30, 2018
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…
VITAL
·Jan 30, 2018
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…
Allergy Research
·Jan 30, 2018
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…
Allergy Research
·Jan 30, 2018
The Scientific Committee of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has recently issued an Opinion on reference doses for food allergens. Legal thresholds or reference doses for food allergens are yet to be set…
