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GLORIA resources for Food Allergy
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Global Resources In Allergy (GLORIA™), the flagship program of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), has an educational module dedicated to food allergy that may be useful for training staff.
Allergen Bureau Conference in Auckland, NZ well received
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Towards Consistent Food Labelling was the theme of the recent Allergen Bureau Conference, held in Auckland New Zealand on 15 April 2010.
Read more: Allergen Bureau Conference in Auckland, NZ well received
Consensus needed on acceptable food allergy risk
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
In a new paper published as part of the EuroPrevall project, detailed consideration is given to the various issues of determining acceptable risk in food allergy. Uncertainty about food allergy, its consequences and how to manage them is the common denominator of the key stakeholder groups, which include allergic consumers, health professionals, public authorities and the food industry.
AOAC focus on allergen testing
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The latest issue of the Journal of AOAC International features a special section consisting of four papers on food allergen testing. This includes new guidance which has been drawn up by an AOAC International taskforce for the validation of commercially available ELISA allergen testing kits.
Quantitation of heat-treated egg with commercial ELISA kits
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
A study conducted by the US FDA has examined the impact of different heat treatments on egg proteins, and compared the performances of three commercial test kits for the quantitation of egg protein residues in the heat-treated samples.
Read more: Quantitation of heat-treated egg with commercial ELISA kits
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