Food allergy: Gambling your life on a take-away meal

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-87

  Leitch, Ian S ^a,c   Walker, M J ^b   Davey, R ^b  

^a Omagh District Council   (United Kingdom)

^b Forensic Science Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Omagh Co Tyrone   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catering outlets; Enforcement; Food allergy; Hazard analysis; Peanut protein detection; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PROTEIN;

FOOD INDUSTRY;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FATALITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEAL; PEANUT ALLERGY; SAMPLING;

ALLERGENS; COMMERCE; COOKERY; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; FOOD HANDLING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESTAURANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 17644396666     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500062052     Document Type: Article

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