Allergens in the food industry: Customer and legislation demands

Food Allergen Testing: Molecular, Immunochemical and Chromatographic Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 197-214

  Lampidonis, Antonis ^a   Siragakis, George ^b  

^a Food Allergens Laboratory   (Greece)

^b Food Allergens Lab   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allergens; Consumers demands; Food industry; Legislation demands; Regulatory thresholds

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; ALLERGIES; FOOD PRODUCTS;

ALLERGENIC FOODS; ALLERGIC PATIENTS; CONSUMERS DEMANDS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; FOOD-ALLERGIC CONSUMERS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; REGULATORY GUIDANCE; REGULATORY THRESHOLDS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 85016749520     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118519219.ch09     Document Type: Chapter

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