Food allergy affects up to 6% of Europeans. Allergen identification is important for the risk
assessment and management of the inadvertent presence of allergens in foods. The VITAL® …

Food allergies are a type I hypersensitivity immune responses that can be life threatening.
While exposure therapy and urgent care interventions can limit the damage of an allergic …

Currently, food allergies are an important health concern worldwide. The presence of
undeclared allergenic ingredients or the presence of traces of allergens due to …

The need for accurate and reliable methods for plant species identification in nature and in
food products has steadily increased during past decades, particularly with the recent food …

Precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) also known as “may contain” labeling has been
applied to many packaged food products around the world. PAL is a voluntary form of …

Peanut allergy has garnered significant attention because of the high sensitization rate,
increase in allergy, and severity of the reaction. Sufficiently reliable therapies and efficient …

Whey and its components are recognized as value‐added ingredients in infant formulas,
beverages, sports nutritious foods, and other food products. Whey offers opportunities for the …

The presence of allergens and adulterants in food, which represents a real threat to
sensitized people and a loss of consumer confidence, is one of the main current problems …

Microbiological analysis of food is an integrated part of microbial safety management in the
food chain. Monitoring and controlling foodborne pathogens are traditionally carried out by …

The use of a common environment for processing different powder foods in the industry has
increased the risk of finding peanut traces in powder foods. The analytical methods …