Precautionary allergen labelling following new labelling practice in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Zurzolo, Giovanni A ^a,c   Mathai, Michael L ^c   Koplin, Jennifer J ^a   Allen, Katrina J ^a,b,d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

food allergy; precautionary labelling; Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling (VITAL)

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EGG; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; MARKET; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SESAME;

ALLERGENS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AUSTRALIA; EGGS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD LABELING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84876280848     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12138     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Sicherer SH, Munoz-Furlong A, Sampson HA,. Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the United States determined by means of a random digit dial telephone survey: a 5-year follow-up study. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2003; 112: 1203-1207.
2. Sicherer SH, Sampson HA,. 9. Food allergy. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2006; 117 (2 Suppl. Mini-Primer): S470-475.
3. Sampson HA,. Anaphylaxis and emergency treatment. Pediatrics 2003; 111 (Suppl. 3): 1601-1608.
4. Osborne NJ, Koplin JJ, Martin PE, et al. Prevalence of challenge-proven IgE-mediated food allergy using population-based sampling and predetermined challenge criteria in infants. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2011; 127: 668-76.e2.
5. Prescott S, Allen KJ,. Food allergy: riding the second wave of the allergy epidemic. Pediatr. Allergy Immunol. 2011; 22: 155-160.
6. FSANZ. The Australian New Zealand Food Standards Code. 2002. Available from: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/%20foodstandardscode.cfm [accessed 6 March 2013].
7. EU. European Commission. Directive 2003/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 amending Directive 2000/13/EC as regards induction of the ingredients present in foodstuffs. Off. J. Eur. Commun. 2003; L308: 15-18.
8. Congress US,. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. 2004. Available from: http://www.fda.gov/Food/Labeling%20Nutrition/ FoodAllergensLabeling/GuidanceComplianceRegulatory%20Information/ucm106187.htm [accessed 6 March 2013].
9. Allergen B,. VITAL Q & A for Consumers. 2009. Available from: http://www.allergenbureau.net/vital/vital-qaas [accessed 6 March 2013].
10. Food Standards Agency. What to consider when labelling food. SLS Print Ltd; 2006. Available from: http://www.food.gov.uk/%20multimedia/pdfs/ publication/allergyjamjar0109.pdf [accessed 6 March 2013].
11. Hefle SL, Furlong TJ, Niemann L, Lemon-Mule H, Sicherer S, Taylor SL,. Consumer attitudes and risks associated with packaged foods having advisory labeling regarding the presence of peanuts. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2007; 120: 171-176.
12. Noimark L, Gardner J, Warner JO,. Parents' attitudes when purchasing products for children with nut allergy: a UK perspective. Pediatr. Allergy Immunol. 2009; 20: 500-504.
13. Koplin J, Osborne J, Allen J,. Prevalence of allergen avoidance advisory statements on packaged processed foods in a supermarket. Med. J. Aust. 2010; 193: 426-427.
14. Vierk KA, Koehler KM, Fein SB, Street DA,. Prevalence of self-reported food allergy in American adults and use of food labels. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2007; 119: 1504-1510.
15. Ford LS, Taylor SL, Pacenza R, Niemann LM, Lambrecht DM, Sicherer SH,. Food allergen advisory labeling and product contamination with egg, milk, and peanut. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2010; 126: 384-385.
16. Campbell CP, Yates DH,. Lupin allergy: a hidden killer at home, a menace at work; occupational disease due to lupin allergy. Clin. Exp. Allergy 2010; 40: 1467-1472.
17. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Consumer Study on Food Allergen Labelling: Follow-on Survey 2008-09 Evaluation Report Series No. 20 FSANZ 2009. Canberra 2009. Available from: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/ scienceandeducation/publications/%20evaluationreportseries/ consumerstudyonfooda4610.cfm [accessed 6 March 2013].
18. Allergen Bureau. Allergen Bureau Labelling Review Survey 2009. 2009 [4/10/11]. Available from: http://www.allergenbureau.net/downloads/%20vital/ Labelling-Review-Survey-2009.pdf [accessed 6 March 2013].
19. Pieretti MM, Chung D, Pacenza R, Slotkin T, Sicherer SH,. Audit of manufactured products: use of allergen advisory labels and identification of labeling ambiguities. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2009; 124: 337-341.
20. Pele M, Brohée M, Anklam E, Hengel AJV,. Peanut and hazelnut traces in cookies and chocolates: relationship between analytical results and declaration of food allergens on product labels. Food Addit. Contam. 2007; 24: 1334-1344.
21. Statistics ABo. 2006 Census QuickStats: Moonee Ponds. 2006. Available from: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@nrp.nsf/%20lookup/ LGA25060Main+Features12006-2010 [accessed 6 March 2013].
22. Crotty MP, Taylor SL,. Risks associated with foods having advisory milk labeling. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2010; 125: 935-937.
23. Barnett J, Muncer K, Leftwich J, et al. Using 'may contain' labelling to inform food choice: a qualitative study of nut allergic consumers. BMC Public Health 2011; 11: 734-743.
24. Roder M, Baltruweit I, Gruyters H, et al. Allergen sanitation in the food industry: a systematic industrial scale approach to reduce hazelnut cross-contamination of cookies. J. Food Prot. 2010; 73: 1671-1679.