Foods with precautionary allergen labeling in Australia rarely contain detectable allergen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 401-403

  Zurzolo, Giovanni A ^a,b   Koplin, Jennifer J ^a   Mathai, Michael L ^b   Taylor, Steve L ^c   Tey, Dean ^a,d,e   Allen, Katrina J ^a,d,e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ALLERGENS; AUSTRALIA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS;

EID: 84879822144     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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