ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

What is one outcome from the following factors: • Increasing number of food recalls for undeclared allergens with no end in sight • Recalls back to the agricultural level for low levels of an allergen in a raw agricultural commodity • Increasing prevalence of food allergies with some studies showing the prevalence of food allergies has grown by at least 50% since the 1990’s

(source: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org ; “Despite Recent Increases in Reported Food Allergy, Study Finds No Change in Antibody Levels Associated with Food Allergy”; Release date of April 25, 2016)

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One Outcome is Need for Reliable Detection Methods….

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