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The role of protein digestibility and antacids on food allergy outcomes
Monday, 16 June 2008
New research into the effect of antacids on the development of food allergies has recently been presented in a paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2008;121:1301-8.), currently available free on-line at www.jacionline.org/current
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More Australians to suffer from allergy
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
During the recent Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 11-17), Maria Said, president of consumer lobby group Anaphylaxis Australia, announced that on current projections, the number of people in Australia with allergies would nearly double to 7.7 million in just over 40 years.
Five steps forward for food allergy
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
In honor of the 11th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week in the USA, Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) unveiled its new advocacy initiative "Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy".
“Gluten-free” definition
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
The USA Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is currently working to establish a definition for "gluten-free" so that the words can be used accurately on food labels. The FDA proposal could give labeling approval to food that does not contain 20 parts per million or more gluten.
House Of Lords to debate 2007 Allergy Report
Monday, 12 May 2008
The UK House of Lords has debated the Science and Technology Committee's report on Allergy which was published in September 2007. The Government responded to the report in November last year and accepted many of the Committee's recommendations. The debate aimed to give the Committee the opportunity to question the Government on how far they have got in implementing these recommendations.
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