Imported food found to contain unlabelled allergens A new study that tested packaged food items bought from Asian grocery stores found 46% contained potentially deadly undeclared ingredients.
Research finds nine out of 10 with penicillin allergy not allergic But challenges remain in removing the ‘allergy’ from medical records and pharmacy charts.
Calls for mandatory Health Star Ratings on food products Australia’s largest consumer advocacy group is campaigning for more appropriate labelling to inform healthier choices and avoid confusion.
Changes to food labelling considered in fight against obesity But is it enough in an obesogenic environment?
Food labelling: When is a medicine not a medicine? Concerns have been raised over alleged double standards regarding the regulation of food products promoted as having ‘special medical purposes’.
Taking allergy seriously Specialist Associate Professor Richard Loh talks about growing impacts of allergic disease in Australia, and the need for more funding to tackle it.
GPs report worried patients giving infants peanuts or eggs in hospital car parks Concerned parents are parking outside of hospitals and GP clinics in an effort to mitigate risk when giving their children peanuts or eggs for the first time.
Global Handwashing Day: Clean hands are a recipe for health To mark Global Handwashing Day, the Food Safety Information Council has launched tips on how to keep hands clean to help reduce the 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year.
Push for better food labels to reduce risk of anaphylaxis Researchers want food labelling regulations tightened after their study found some people with food allergies had anaphylactic reactions to packaged foods.
Superfoods: What is all the hype about and are they really super? Dietitian Chloe McLeod examines the popular notion of superfoods.