ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

Global Perspectives on Food Allergen Priorities – Issues and Challenges

Jupiter Yeung, Ph.D. Nestlé Nutrition

AOAC TLA on Food Allergens, June 15, 2016, Rockville, MD, USA

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Topics

• Prevalence of food allergy increasing • Food recalls increasing • Consumer confidence eroding

Game changing

• Emerging new regulations from different countries • Increasing use of precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) • Growing risk-taking behavior among allergic consumers • Increase global trade – imports and exports • Urgent need for a generally recognized thresholds for risk assessment / management • Increase demand for reliable detection methods

New normal

Emerging Trends

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