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as europe prepares for tougher rules on allergen labelling, a new study could help food makers by slicing away the allergenicity of peanut products, reports lindsey partos. an estimated 4 per cent of adults and 8 per cent of children in the eu - the total population tops 380 million - suffer from food allergies, according to the european federation of allergy and airways diseases patients' associations.

the tomato-derived ingredient lycopene is safe for use in a range of foods including yoghurts, cheese, bread and cereal bars, says an expert panel in the uk. marketer of the ingredient, lycored , had submitted a dossier of safety evidence to the uk's novel foods committee, which is charged with assessing the safety of ingredients not available in the european union prior to 1997.