Health Canada has completed a review of the country’s allergen labeling system and has said it will begin public consultations in November for mandatory labeling regulations.
Health Canada has said it is developing new allergen labeling regulations, adding mustard as a priority allergen under proposals released by the agency on Monday.
Consuming peanuts and peanut products during pregnancy may raise
the infant's risk of developing asthma by about 50 per cent,
suggests new research from The Netherlands.
A flavonoid-rich extract from purple passion fruit may ease
wheezing amongst asthmatics, suggest findings from a randomised,
placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.
Claiming 'free from' is not a light statement to make. Lives depend
on it. As scientific progress questions the validity of such
claims, it is time to establish exact guidelines and communicate
these to people for whom ingredients...
A roundtable discussion on allergen legislation to be held next
month in Italy could spell the end of "may contain"
warnings on food labels, according to one of its organisers.
An extended release formulation of an asthma treatment recently
recommended by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
has been launched on the US market.
An allergen management and labelling guide, revised for 2007, has
been published to help Australian and New Zealand processors
recognise potential risks and avoid contamination.
Days after English researchers proposed an equation to make the
ultimate bacon buttie, a new study from the US has reported that
frequent consumption of cured meats like bacon may increase the
risk of developing chronic obstructive...
A research laboratory has developed new tests that enable
processors to identify pine nuts and chestnuts in food, which could
help protect consumers with allergies.
