Allergen Immunotherapy

Sainsbury calls for agreed allergen threshold limits

22-Sep-2017 By Rick Pendrous

Sainsbury’s head of analytical testing has called for agreement on threshold limits for the presence of allergens in food and drink to provide reassurance to food manufacturers, retailers and, most importantly, consumers about the risk of allergic reactions.

Food firms warned after allergy death conviction

25-May-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Food manufacturers have been warned to ensure comprehensive risk management over allergens, after an Indian restaurant owner was sentenced to six years in prison this week following the death of a customer from anaphylactic shock.

Free-from not trusted by allergy sufferers

15-Jun-2015 By Rick Pendrous

Allergy sufferers don't trust the safety of many free-from foods sold in supermarkets, the chief executive of the Anaphylaxis Campaign has claimed.

Anaphylaxis Campaign scraps allergen standard

14-Sep-2009 By Elaine Watson

The Anaphylaxis Campaign’s allergen control standard has been axed less than two years after its launch after failing to achieve sufficient buy-in...

Time to review your allergen controls

29-Oct-2007

Despite the requirements for allergen labelling coming into force three years ago, we still see regular food alerts and recalls due to lack of...

Manufacturers reject allergen standard

30-Jul-2007

Processors have spurned a standard being set up by the Anaphylaxis Campaign that would use a logo to show products had been produced in a factory...

Product recall offers no protection against new allergen label laws

13-Dec-2004 By Rick Pendrous

retailers will look to manufacturers for exhaustive traceability