Researchers from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne have identified a new way to accurately test for peanut allergy. It is hoped the test will be more cost effective...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council, together with not-for-profit barcode standards body GS1 Australia, have called for industry support for their new smartphone app, GS1 GoScan, which will allow extended...

New research into food allergy in Australia has alarmingly revealed that 1 in every 10 children is now food allergic. This year during Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW), which runs May 16th – 21st,...

Coles Supermarkets has announced a recall of its Coles Bakery Fresh Mars Cookies 6 pack, which may have been contaminated with undeclared peanuts and tree nuts. The recall applies only to the 6-pack, with...

An expert panel sponsored by the US’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has issued comprehensive US guidelines to assist health...

A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic black...

A new food allergen guide by Anaphylaxis Australia to help restaurants and cafes provide safe foods for people with food allergies has been applauded by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today. Produced...

Campbell Soup Company was recently honored by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) for its commitment to food allergy safety, awareness and education.At its Annual Patient Conference in Baltimore,...

Dr Raymond Mullins, president of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), warned that food allergy in children was dramatically on the rise, and that Australia would need to...