Boiling peanuts for up to 12 hours could help overcome children’s allergic reactions, according to the results of a clinical trial at Flinders University and SAHMRI in Australia which found up to 80% of children with peanut allergy became desensitised...
More effective policies to prevent allergen cross contamination are needed in Australia’s food industry, while voluntary labelling needs to more accurately reflect the risk profile, said a lead investigator of HealthNuts, the world’s largest comprehensive...
Gender, ethnicity, family history and early childhood medical history all affect adolescent food allergy, with Asian males being particularly susceptible, a new study from Australia has reported.
One-in-two Australian adolescents with food allergies experienced a reaction in the past year, with products cooked at home now responsible for more cases than those served in restaurants or school canteens, new data reveals.
Peanuts, wheat and egg are among several allergens that continue to be a global public health issue, and so industry must act with caution when developing allergen-free products, warns a scientific expert.
One in 10 Australian babies will develop a food allergy by their first birthday, medical experts and health groups said while calling on the Australian government to recognise food allergy as a national health priority.
Nestlé has defended itself and its allergy charity consort against criticism of the marketing of its ''lunchbox friendly'' muesli bars to schools despite them being unsuitable for nut allergy sufferers.
Allergic disease already affects one in five Australians, but experts warn this could rise by 70% to one in four by 2050 unless prevention strategies are developed now.
GS1 Australia has launched an iPhone app called the GS1 GoScan that gives consumers access to extended labelling product data as part of 2012 Food Allergy Awareness Week.
