News tagged with food allergen labeling

New food labels dished up to keep Europe healthy

A groundbreaking deal on compulsory new food labels Wednesday is set to give Europeans clear information on the nutritional and energy content of products, as well as country of origin.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Top food scientist to target hidden fish allergens, pork, with new tests

The odds of contracting mad cow disease from banned or adulterated bovine protein lurking in raw or processed food for humans or meat-bone meal for livestock have declined over the past decade. So have the ...

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review of thousands of food items leads companies to pull products from shelves

Some supermarkets, gourmet shops and bakeries routinely sell mislabeled products that pose a danger to children with food allergies, according to Chicago Tribune testing and a comprehensive check of grocery aisles. When informed ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Standard test may miss food ingredients that cause milk allergy

The standard test used to detect milk-protein residues in processed foods may not work as well as previously believed in all applications, sometimes missing ingredients that can cause milk allergy, the most common childhood ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA considering whether to label engineered fish

(AP) -- Genetically modified salmon for dinner? Diners might not even know it.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Consumer groups push for label for modified salmon

(AP) -- Consumer advocates urged the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to ensure that salmon engineered to grow twice as fast as the conventional variety are labeled in the grocery store as genetically ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Fish or frankenfish? FDA weighs altered salmon (Update)

(AP) -- Fish or frankenfish? A Massachusetts company wants to market a genetically engineered version of Atlantic salmon, and regulators are weighing the request. If approval is given, it would be the first ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New test traces allergens quickly

Institute of Food Safety and the chair group Physical Chemistry and Colloid Sciences, both of which are part of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, have together developed an allergen test. This test quickly, efficiently, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Leek and noodle fried dumplings recalled

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 1,000 cases of Leek and Oriental Noodle Fried Dumplings because of a labeling error.

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created May 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers evaluating food allergy treatment

Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are conducting trials to evaluate a method to prevent allergic reactions to food. They are feeding peanut- and egg-allergic people increasing doses of an investigational ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leek and noodle fried dumplings recalled

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 1,000 cases of Leek and Oriental Noodle Fried Dumplings because of a labeling error.

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created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Popular apple variety harbors unusual cell growth

A UK scientist has discovered clumps of previously-unreported callus hairs growing in the flesh of mature apples of Fuji and closely-related varieties, which may have storage implications for commercial growers.

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created Mar 25, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 0

Labeling error forces beef steak recall

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of about 8,910 pounds of bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin products due to a labeling error.

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created Feb 05, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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