The submission period for making comments about the revised AFGC Guidelines for Allergen Management and Labelling has now closed.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology presented a one-day seminar on Food Allergens for the New Zealand food industry.

The Allergen Bureau recently held its 2007 conference and workshops in Sydney and Melbourne, with both events rated very highly by participants. <All presentations that have been made available following these sessions can be accessed via our events page>

Tropomyosin, a myofibrillar protein, has been identified as the major allergen in shrimps, and the protein has been shown to retain its activity even when degraded to peptide fragments during normal manufacturing processes.

Researchers in the Netherlands have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect the presence of mustard seed protein.

The Peanut Company of Australia has summarised the latest international research into peanut allergy.