Food allergy: Stakeholder perspectives on acceptable risk

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 256-265

  Madsen, Charlotte B ^a   Crevel, René ^b   Chan, Chun Han ^c   Dubois, Anthony E J ^d   DunnGalvin, Audrey ^e   Flokstra de Blok, Bertine M J ^d   Gowland, M Hazel ^f   Hattersley, Sue ^c   Hourihane, Jonathan O'B ^e   Nørhede, Pia ^a   Pfaff, Sylvia ^g   Rowe, Gene ^h   Schnadt, Sabine ⁱ   Vlieg Boerstra, Berber J ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^f Allergy Action and Anaphylaxis Campaign UK   (United Kingdom)

^g Food Information Service Europe   (Germany)

^h INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Deutscher Allergie und Asthmabund eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

EuroPrevall; Food allergy risk; Patients; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETITIAN ATTITUDE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEGAL LIABILITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953358780     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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