Food Allergen Newsletter, April 2019
The Editorial Board of the AOAC Food Allergen Community Newsletter is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of 2019. Do not miss it!
Summary Highlights from the Food Allergy Forum
The food allergy forum in Amsterdam had several highlights, including that some regulatory bodies think that in spite of more than a decade of data generation for to determining appropriate reference doses, there are still insufficient data to set thresholds for food allergen labeling. Also, enforcement agencies are continuously moving towards multi-allergen detection methods using XMAP and mass spectrometric approaches.
Detection of Food Allergens and Food Fraud by Mass Spectrometry – Journal of AOAC International
The Special Section of the Journal of AOAC International on the Detection of Food Allergens and Food Fraud is now online. Bert Popping and Carmen Diaz-Amigo served as guess editors of the section, which includes 12 manuscripts from recognized worldwide experts in the field.
Food Allergen Newsletter, December 2018
The Editorial Board of the AOAC Food Allergen Community Newsletter is pleased to announce the release of the third issue of 2018. Do not miss it!
Food Safety Analysis 2018 – Highlights
The Food Safety Analysis 2018 conference in Singapore provided an update with numerous world-renown speakers from QUB, FERA, FOCOS, Eurofins, Intertek, GfL, Danone, Nestlé, Mars as well as excellent vendor talks from Agilent, Sciex, Phenomenex, Waters, Gerste, Restek, Merck, Shimadzu. Bruker, Axel Semrau, AnalytikJena.
Big 8 or Big 9? Will the US FDA add Sesame to its Allergen List?
The US FDA considers adding sesame to the list of regulated food allergens. The presumed prevalence of sesame allergy is 0.1%, about 10-fold lower than peanut or tree nut allergies. Why would it still make sense to add sesame to the list?
Review of Consumer Analytical Devices Roundtable at AOAC Annual Meeting
The roundtable was comprised of the CEOs and a CTO of four startup companies: Allergy Amulet represented by Abigail Barnes, Consumer Physics by Dror Sharon, Dots Corporation by Renuka Babu, and Nima Labs by Francisco Dias Lourenco. Benefits and challenges of consumer analytical devices were discussed. Risk communication was highlighted as important.
Food Allergen Newsletter, August 2018
The Editorial Board of the AOAC Food Allergen Community Newsletter is pleased to announce the release of the second issue of 2018. Do not miss it!
Reflection on 20 Years of Food Allergen Testing
What have we learned in 20 years of food allergen analysis? Have we found answers to the most important questions? Are we facing new challenges? This article provides an overview about developments and status quo.
