Precautionary allergen labelling is available to food manufacturers as a voluntary option if they wish to use it on their product labels. However, a number of recent surveys, including one carried out by the FSAI in 2011, have returned a high "failur
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published the number and breakdown of food alerts and food allergen alerts issued in 2016. Last year, 39 food alerts and 28 food allergen alerts were issued, as compared to 31 and 36, respectively in 20
Allergen related recalls due to cross contamination in the factory and supply chain or labelling errors are increasing, according to RQA.
Providing training and support to parents and early childcare providers on all aspects of food, healthy eating and food safety, Shirley Hawkes, Operation Manager for Early Years, talks about food allergen training in the early childcare sector in Nor
The Food Information for Consumers Regulation (No. 1169/2011) came into force in December 2014 and requires caterers to provide their customers with information on 14 common food allergens.
If you, your child or family member have a food hypersensiti
Article by Food Allergy and Food Intolerance Network Faclitator Michael Walker, highlighting the dangers of food fraud for those with food allergies. Article available below or on The Guardian website
Food allergy is an adverse immunologic reactio
The attached document on "Shellfish allergy or shellfish toxicity?" may be of interest to you. Full article can be read by clicking the hyperlink featured within the document.
