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vague allergen warning is dangerous, lords tell fsa
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the uk's food standards agency should ensure appropriate consideration is given to allergens by the european commission, as part of if its review of food labelling, say peers. however the house of lords' committee on science and technology has expressed concern that allergen labelling, as part of the on-going eu review of food labelling requirements, is not be specific enough. "vague defensive warnings on labels for consumers with food allergy can lead to dangerous confusion and an unnecessary restriction of choice," they said. "we recommend that the food standards agency should ensure the needs of food allergic consumers are clearly recognised during the review of food labelling legislation being undertaken by the european union. " the comments came as part of a major report published this week by the committee, which is chaired by baroness finlay of llandaff. they are in-line with the food standards agency's initiative, which sets out to discourage vague and defensive warnings. eu allergen labelling requirements are set out in european directive (2003/89/ec). these came into force in the uk in november 2004, and there was a one-year transitional period to give manufacturers time to adapt. on a general basis, however, the european commission is presently evaluation of legislation on labelling, with a view to modernisation and simplification. the 2004 eu allergen labelling rules established a list of 12 food allergens - cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, nuts, soybeans, milk, celery, mustard, sesame, and sulphur dioxide at levels above 10mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as so 2 - which have to be indicated by reference to the source allergen whenever they, or ingredients made from them, are used at any level in pre-packed foods, including alcoholic drinks. previously an allergen had to be labelled only if it made up 25 per cent or more of the finished product. some allergen-derived ingredients, however, are exempt since they are so highly processed that they are deemed no longer to pose a threat. a final list of these exemptions is expected to be published this november. in the uk, there are between five and 15 food allergy-related deaths each year, according to the fsa. the fsa has said in the past that it works with the industry to reduce unnecessary use of the word 'may contain' labels. this seems to be used by manufacturers wishing to cover their backs, and while it could be helpful to some consumers there have been concerns that this wording is used too much. furthermore, the committee noted that sensitivities to allergens can vary widely amongst sufferers. for this reason, it says that setting standardised threshold levels for package labelling is potentially dangerous for consumers. rather, it said it would be better for food labels to clearly specify the amount of each allergen that is listed in the european union directive. in the past the agency found that it was issuing advice on products with inappropriate labelling at least once a week. in an attempt to reduce this, in march it launched a free sms text message alert system so sufferers could be aware immediately what foods they should avoid. also included in the lords report was the notion that advice on peanut consumption by pregnant women and children to reduce allergy risk could be counterproductive. the committee is calling for urgent withdrawal pending review.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
28
September
2007
Category :
Standards and Certificates
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use of a common symbol to indicate the presence of individual allergens in food and personal care products could help allergy sufferers identify products to avoid – especially in multi-lingual communities, say specialists from imperial college. incidence of allergy has been increasing. in the uk some 1.8 per cent of children now have peanut allergy; in the us, 8 per cent of children and 4 per cent of adults have a food allergy.
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gradual exposure to peanut may put an end to peanut allergy, if results of a small study from cambridge are followed by similar positive results. scientists from addenbrooke’s hospital in cambridge exposed four peanut-allergic children to gradually increasing quantities of peanut protein, and found that all the children can now tolerate about 800 mg grams of protein, which is the equivalent to five peanuts, per day.
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fears over the dangers of peanut allergy, a potentially deadly allergy for certain people, are becoming sensationalist and hysterical, according to a harvard professor. a level-headed approach is needed before the situation spirals out of control, wrote professor nicolas christakis from harvard medical school in the british medical journal . the food industry is already bound by certain regulations, depending on the country, to highlight possible allergens in a food product, such as the eu’s labelling directive 2000/13/ec.
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avoiding peanuts in infancy and early childhood may increase the risk of developing peanut allergy, says a joint british-israeli study. children in the uk, where recommendations are to avoid peanuts during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infancy, were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts, according to a new study published in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology .
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outgrowing allergies to milk and egg may no longer be the case, as new research from the us suggests the allergies are more persistent than first thought. over the course of 13 years, researchers from the johns hopkins children's center followed 800 patients with milk allergy and nearly 900 with egg allergy, and found that the allergies persisted well into the school years and beyond.
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patients with kidney disease may be at danger from a ‘hidden threat’ of phosphorous additives found in processed and fast foods, says a new study from the us. writing in the new issue of the journal of the american medical association (jama), ohio-based scientists report that additional phosphorous, such as sodium phosphate or pyrophosphate, may be too much for a compromised kidney to expel.
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