Precautionary labelling of foods for allergen content: are we ready for a global framework?

Food allergy appears to be on the rise with the current mainstay of treatment centred on allergen avoidance. Mandatory allergen labelling has improved the safety of food for allergic consumers. However an additional form of voluntary labelling (termed precautionary allergen labelling) has evolved on...

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Main Authors: Katrina J. Allen, Paul J. Turner, Ruby Pawankar, Stephen Taylor, Scott Sicherer, Gideon Lack, Nelson Rosario, Motohiro Ebisawa, Gary Wong, E.N.Clare Mills, Kirsten Beyer, Alessandro Fiocchi, Hugh A. Sampson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193945511930239X