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A Boston-based food start-up is manufacturing baby foods specifically designed to introduce eight common food allergens to infant diets. With evidence to suggest early exposure to allergens may help to prevent the development of food allergy, Adeo Health Science recently…

The Allergen Bureau provides rapid responses1 to questions concerning the management of food allergen risks in food ingredients and manufactured foods in Australia and New Zealand. Phone 0437 918 959 for Australia and + 61 437 918 959 for International,…

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…