Evidence based approaches to the application of Precautionary Allergen Labelling: Report from two iFAAM workshops

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2019-07-20
Authors
Dunn Galvin, Audrey
Roberts, Graham
Schnadt, Sabine
Astley, Siân
Austin, Moira
Blom, W. Marty
Baumert, Joseph L.
Chan, Chun-Han
Crevel, René W. R.
Grimshaw, Kate E. C.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published Version
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Abstract
Food allergy is a major public health concern with avoidance of the trigger food(s) being central to management by the patient. Food information legislation mandates the declaration of allergenic ingredients; however, the labelling of the unintentional presence of allergens is less defined. Precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) was introduced by the food industry to help manage and communicate the risk of reaction from the unintended presence of allergens in foods. In its current form, PAL is counterproductive for consumers with food allergies as there is no standardised approach to applying PAL. Foods with a PAL often do not contain the identified food allergen while some products without a PAL contain quantities of common food allergens that are capable of inducing an allergic reaction. Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management (iFAAM) was an EU-funded project that aimed to improve the management of food allergens by the food industry for the benefit of people with food allergies. Within iFAAM, a clinically validated tiered risk assessment approach for food allergens was developed. Two cross-stakeholder iFAAM workshops were held on 13th-14th December 2016 and 19th-20th April 2018. One of the objectives of these workshops was to develop a proposal to make PAL effective for consumers. This paper describes the outcomes from these workshops. This provides the basis for the development of more informative and transparent labelling that will ultimately improve management and well-being in consumers with food allergy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Description
Keywords
Allergen , Food allergy , May contain , Precautionary labelling
Citation
Dunn Galvin, A., Roberts, G., Schnadt, S., Astley, S., Austin, M., Blom, W. M., Baumert, J., Chan, C.-H., Crevel, R. W. R., Grimshaw, K. E. C., Kruizinga, A. G., Regent, L., Taylor, S., Walker, M. and Mills, C. (2019) 'Evidence based approaches to the application of Precautionary Allergen Labelling: Report from two iFAAM workshops', Clinical and Experimental Allergy. doi: 10.1111/cea.13464
Copyright
© 2019, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Dunn Galvin, A., Roberts, G., Schnadt, S., Astley, S., Austin, M., Blom, W. M., Baumert, J., Chan, C.-H., Crevel, R. W. R., Grimshaw, K. E. C., Kruizinga, A. G., Regent, L., Taylor, S., Walker, M. and Mills, C. (2019) 'Evidence based approaches to the application of Precautionary Allergen Labelling: Report from two iFAAM workshops', Clinical and Experimental Allergy. doi: 10.1111/cea.13464, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13464. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.