Scientists have improved knowledge about the doses of food allergens that can result in allergic reactions.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food
Continue Reading Experts advance allergen amount understanding
More than half of food recalls in the United Kingdom over a 5-year period were due to allergens, according to a recently released study.
Allergen-related recalls increased annually until 2019, peaking at 118 before decreasing
Continue Reading Allergens dominate UK food recalls, finds study
The FDA has issued two guidance documents about food allergen labeling requirements to help the food industry meet the need to list any significant food allergen on the labels of FDA-regulated foods.
The agency is
Continue Reading FDA seeking comments on guidance for labeling foods that contain allergens
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading FDA sends warning to food firm in Chicago over violations at their bakery facility
There is a low risk to the public from edible insects sold in the United Kingdom, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) assessment.
The risk assessment looked at allergens, microbial, and heavy metal contamination
Continue Reading Low safety risk from edible insect products, finds FSA
Salmonella in breaded chicken and ethylene oxide were two of the main incidents handled this past year by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The FSA was notified of 2,336 food and feed safety incidents in England, Northern
Continue Reading Ethylene oxide and Salmonella feature in major FSA incidents
The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) is looking into what support charities and groups providing food may need to ensure food safety.
The agency commissioned Ipsos UK to look at the journey food takes from suppliers
Continue Reading FSA seeks to ensure food safety in food banks and charities
Hospitality companies need to do more to inform consumers about allergens, according to the Dutch food agency.
Many firms in the retail, artisan and catering sector do not properly inform customers about which allergens can
Continue Reading Dutch control finds gaps in allergen information given to consumers
EAS Consulting Group and Food Safety News are offering a complimentary webinar titled “Food Allergens and the FDA: What’s Happening” that will look at what we have learned since the Food Allergen Control and Consumer
Continue Reading EAS Consulting Group offers complimentary webinar on food allergens
Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland
Continue Reading Concerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India
