AOAC GFA Stakeholder Program Meeting Book (March 17, 2021)

GLUTEN & FOOD ALLERGENS PROGRAM Food Allergens Working Group Launch

Melanie Downs, Ph.D. Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rockville, MD USA March 17, 2021

X Dramatic increase in availability and use of food allergen methods over past 20 years X Method Types: X Quantitative Immunoassays- ELISA, xMAP X Qualitative Immunoassays- LFDs X PCR X Mass Spectrometry X Method Uses: X Ingredient screening X Allergen control validation and/or verification X Regulatory enforcement X Risk assessment Food Allergen Methods

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