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Experts advance allergen amount understanding

By News Desk on January 6, 2023

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…

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Allergens dominate UK food recalls, finds study

By Joe Whitworth on January 5, 2023

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…

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FDA seeking comments on guidance for labeling foods that contain allergens

By Coral Beach on November 30, 2022

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…

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FDA sends warning to food firm in Chicago over violations at their bakery facility

By News Desk on November 21, 2022

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.

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Low safety risk from edible insect products, finds FSA

By Joe Whitworth on November 10, 2022

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…

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Ethylene oxide and Salmonella feature in major FSA incidents

By Joe Whitworth on September 14, 2022

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…

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FSA seeks to ensure food safety in food banks and charities

By Joe Whitworth on August 25, 2022

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…

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Dutch control finds gaps in allergen information given to consumers

By News Desk on June 20, 2022

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…

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EAS Consulting Group offers complimentary webinar on food allergens

By News Desk on June 18, 2022

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…

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Concerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India

By Joe Whitworth on May 18, 2022

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…
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