Allergy experts in Germany met last week to develop a comprehensive
strategy for combating the condition through spreading information
and conducting further research.
Parents may be overestimating the occurrence of food allergies by
as much as two times, putting their child at risk of inadequate
nutrition, say researchers from the UK.
Getting kids to eat solid cereals at an earlier age could reduce
the risk of developing wheat allergies, says a new study from
Colorado-based researchers.
Recent research sheds new light on the allergenicity of lupin,
suggesting that common assumptions about the dangers of the
ingredient could be overblown.
New research may provide insight into how to reduce the allergenic
properties of peanuts through the use of an enzyme found in certain
fruit and vegetables, findings that could lead to the development
of "hypoallergenic peanut...
Consumers who suffer from food allergies are set to benefit from
new "plain English" allergen labeling rules, which also
provide food and beverage manufacturers with the opportunity to tap
into the growing "free-from"...
With the implementation of EU allergen labelling regulations, more
and more companies are producing testing kits to meet the demand
from food processors.
As Europe prepares for tougher rules on allergen labeling, a new
study has found that allergies to almonds, pecans, cashews and
other tree nuts may not be lifelong.
Preparing the ground for new labelling rules on allergenic
ingredients, the UK's food agency calls for views on best practice
guidance for food and beverage makers.
New study that highlights a rise in sesame allergies reminds food
makers of the importance of tough European labelling rules on
allergen ingredients enforced later this year,reports Lindsey
Partos.
Irritable bowel syndrome consumers are significantly more likely to
have elevated food-specific serum IgG4 antibodies to wheat, beef,
pork and lamb than healthy volunteers, researchers report.
Food makers looking to slice potential allergens from their food
formulations will benefit from a new allergen-free apple designed
by researchers in The Netherlands, reports Lindsey Partos.
As Europe prepares for tougher rules on allergen labelling, a new
study could help food makers by slicing away the allergenicity of
peanut products, reports Lindsey Partos.
As the deadline for the food allergy bill approaches, new research
shows that the peanut testing kits used by the food industry are
around 95 percent accurate.
High protein source lupin flour continues to attract attention
following new reports that this food ingredient used in pasta and
bread products could provoke severe allergic reactions, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Paving the way for new allergen labelling rules obligatory later
this year, Brussels has published a list of non-allergenic
derivatives of allergenic food ingredients for which there are
labelling exceptions, writes Lindsey Partos.
In light of tougher allergen label rules food makers eager to slash
the risk of potentially harmful food allergens in their product
range may welcome the expansion of its testing portfolio, says UK
laboratory Reading Scientific Services,...
Pressure groups plan to use this year's Food Allergy Awareness Week
to promote the need for clear and effective product labeling to the
food industry as the allergy labeling legislation deadline
approaches, Philippa Nuttall reports.
The primary food agency in Europe responsible for assessing risks
to the food chain concludes that more information on the potential
adverse reaction of peanut oil, used in food production, to peanut
allergic consumers is necessary...
Fundamental science identifies a further piece in the puzzle of why
humans are allergic to peanuts, tracking proteins from the gut to
the immune system, writes Lindsey Partos.
Soy-based formulas are often recommended for infants with food
allergies, but a review of past studies suggests they should not be
recommended for the prevention of allergies or food intolerance in
infants at high risk.
Food makers operating in Europe shortly face new labelling rules
for food allergens on food labels, and as the US cleared its own
new rules yesterday, manufacturers present in the US market will
see parallel changes.
In a bid to gauge the popularity and concerns of new European rules
on food allergens the UK's food watchdog has launched a public
consultation on the regulations that will mean food labels will
have to list certain potentially...
In a matter of months food manufacturers operating in Europe face
tough new rules on food allergens that put an end to the 20 year
old '25 per cent' rule, aiming to provide the consumer,
increasingly stricken by food allergies,...
Pregnant women with asthma who eat oily fish, such as salmon or
trout, may help protect their children against developing asthma,
according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in
Orlando...
Netherlands-based Pharming has increased its stake in Australian
company ProBio and is now hoping to accelerate the
commercialisation of recombinant human lactoferrin in Asia,
writes Phil Taylor.
New research from the UK suggests an immune system malfunction
could play a profound role in the onset of food allergies. As the
European food industry gets to grips with imminent rules on the
labelling of allergens, the UK findings...
The countdown begins to new food allergen labelling rules in Europe
that herald an end to the 20 year old '25 per cent' rule. Taken
together with escalating incidences of food allergies, new
opportunities have arisen in...
As food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers work towards tough
new rules on the labelling of food allergens, Europe's risk
assessment body concludes that current scientific evidence is
'insufficient to establish an intake...
As food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers work towards tough
new rules on the labelling of food allergens, Europe's risk
assessment body concludes that current scientific evidence is
'insufficient to establish an intake...
Labelling issues on the cards again for manufacturers as the UK's
food safety agency this week launches a consultation on the use of
alternative phrases to 'may contain' on food labels.
While new rules on allergens labels will enter into force early
next year in Europe, a new study released this week in the US
suggests incidents of peanut allergies in children are on the up.
Pressure is on industry and congress for...
Genetic ID's new Quick-Check allergen test series is capable of
detecting the presence of as little as one or two allergen
marker-molecules within the DNA found in a food sample.
Mothers consuming probiotics around the time of childbirth could
protect their infants from the chronic disease atopic eczema,
suggest Finnish scientists. Their findings could have positive
implications for children in developing...
In response to growing concerns from the consumer about food
intolerance, the food industry and food safety agencies in Europe
are continuing in their quest to allay fears. The recent move by
the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)...
With legislators across the world currently discussing the issue of
food allergens and labelling, scientists are busy in the labs
investigating solutions to this increasing health problem. But new
research released this week could...
Life for people allergic to peanuts might just have got easier with
scientists in the UK announcing this week that they have developed
a test to detect tiny amounts of peanut in processed food.
In November this year the European Council cleared new proposals to
end the '25 per cent rule' and to strengthen the current labelling
of food allergens on food products. Under the new rules, it will be
mandatory to list...
As the EU discusses new, much tougher, legislation on the labelling
of potential allergens on food products, a new study from the Isle
of Wight, UK, substantiates current fears over the mounting cases
of allergic reactions.
Biomerica, a global medical technology company, has been contracted
to develop a new food allergy test for the Kyowa Medex Company in
Japan, a subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, a leading Japanese
pharmaceutical company. Terms of the...
The UK joined the ongoing and heated debate about the meat
alternative product Quorn this week when the UK Food Standards
Agency (FSA) rejected claims by an American organisation that the
mycoprotein Quorn is unsafe.
