In the latest FSA Takeaway, two experts discuss some key findings of the Food Allergy and Intolerance Research Programme, how good quality research informs the FSA’s work, and where its next study will lead.
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A non-profit group has added its voice to a chorus of growing safety concerns about the rise in businesses operating out of people’s homes.
The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation said urgent government intervention on food safety standards is requir
Can edible insects trigger allergies? In September 2020, the BfR launched a new joint research project to protect consumers from potential allergic reactions: Allergen-Pro. The aim:
to establish methods for the in-depth analysis of allergens in food a
Hygiene and allergy advice for individuals and groups preparing meals to share in their community.
The number of children admitted to hospital with severe allergic reactions over the past five years has risen by 72%, figures show.
The data – obtained by a foundation set up by the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a Pret a M
A new service to help retailers and high street food-to-go operators monitor and improve the experience of allergy sufferers has been launched today.
Food safety consultancy NT Assure and compliance auditor Serve Legal have collaborated to develop t
Millions of allergy sufferers across the country will be protected by a new law laid in Parliament today which will require more foods to be labelled with allergen information.
The law, which comes into effect from October 2021, will require business
A fashionable low-calorie ice cream may contain traces of milk despite being called dairy free, prompting anger among allergy sufferers who describe its labelling as “misleading and confusing”.
That is according to research from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
It surveyed senior executives from a range of food businesses on their concerns about food safety and the food industry's current operating environment.
The Food Standards Agency Chair Heather Hancock has welcomed the announcement of a new allergen labelling law to help further protect the UK’s two million people living with food allergy, made today by Environment Secretary Michael Gove
FATC Mock Food Allergy Prosecution Trial
Derek Thompson
Derek with wife, Tina and son Mike, run www.glutenfreeireland.com which they established when Tina was diagnosed Coeliac fourteen years ago. Supported by social media and an occasional Newslet
Using sugar molecules researchers have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce treatment times and increase the effect of treatments. The vaccine, which is still at the earliest research stage, has been tested on mice. The method can po
The results are from a bespoke survey, released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with Allergy UK (AUK) and the Anaphylaxis Campaign (AC), on the views of young people living with food allergies and intolerances. The survey als
R M Curtis & Co Ltd is recalling Snacking Essentials Fruit & Nut because it contains Brazil nuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to Brazil nuts.
Two men have been arrested over the death of a 15-year-old girl who died after apparently suffering an allergic reaction to a takeaway meal. Megan Lee, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died on 1 January, two days after she was admitted to hospital.
Quorn Foods is recalling its Meat Free Moroccan Soup and its Meat Free Red Thai Soup because they contain egg which is not mentioned on the labels. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.
IKEA is recalling six chocolate products because the presence of hazelnut and/or almond is not mentioned correctly in the ingredients list. This means the products are a possible risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnut and/or almond. The products
Dr Andrew Flanagan, received funding from the safefood Training
and Mobility Programme to attend the iFAAM (Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management) bi-annual meeting in Vienna in February of this year. Andrew Flanagan is a
Eating out can be a risky business for those who have a food allergy or intolerance. For this reason, caterers are legally obliged to control allergens in the foods they sell. From December 2014 on, they will also be required to provide accurate info
Dr Andrew Flanagan, Executive Analytical Chemist with the Western Region Public Analyst’s Laboratory in Galway, is one of the many Knowledge Network members who have availed of the safefood Training and Mobility Programme. This programme allows the N
