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Ring trial for Mustard ELISA kit
Monday, 09 May 2011
Mustard is one of the key allergens that must be labelled where it is added to foods sold in many parts of the world. A paper in the latest issue of the Journal of AOAC International reports results of a 12-laboratory ring trial using an ELISA kit developed to test for and quantify the presence of mustard in food products.
Effects of processing on apple and celeriac allergens
Monday, 09 May 2011
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research, Norwich have subjected the major allergens in apple and celeriac to thermal and high pressure processing to determine the impact on allergen immunoreactivity.
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Allergen-free diet can help atopic dermatitis
Monday, 09 May 2011
A three-year prospective study of 100 French children with food-related severe atopic dermatitis has demonstrated the benefit of a diet free from the implicated food. The authors believe food elimination diets are not utilised enough in the management of atopic dermatitis.
NZIFST allergen short course
Thursday, 21 April 2011
The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) will host a short course industry update ‘PIF, VITAL and Allergens’ at the Waipuna Hotel, Auckland on 4th May 2011. Registrations closed on 20th April, however late registrations may be accepted, subject to availability.
Free allergy and asthma seminar in Auckland, New Zealand
Thursday, 21 April 2011
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation is holding a Free Public Lecture ‘Asthma and Allergies: where in the world are we now?’ at 7pm, 12th May 2011.
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