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What is food allergy info?

Food allergy info is a resource formed as part of the InformAll project.

InformAll is an activity funded by the European Union to promote the provision of visible, credible food allergy information sources to a wide variety of stakeholders, including general consumers, the agro-food industry (including primary producers, manufacturers and retailers), allergic consumers, health professionals and regulators.

More information on InformAll can be found on the InformAll web site at www.informall.eu.com

Download the InformAll newletter, Oct '05

Find quality food allergy information

Two key activities of InformAll were to build a Portal and database for quality accessed information on food allergy.

The second release of the allergy database is now available and contains searchable technical information about some animal and plant allergenic foods. Further information on additional allergenic foods will be made available together with summaries of the information suitable for a lay audience

Visit the food allergy database at foodallergens.ifr.ac.uk or the food allergy portal at www.ifr.ac.uk/allergy

EU food allergy research

The EU has a significant research portfolio in the area of food allergy. Current & recently funded projects include:

EuroPrevall The prevalence, costs and basis of food allergy across Europe
InformAll Communication about food allergies - information for consumers, regulators and industry
SAFE Plant food allergies - field to table strategies for reducing their incidence in Europe. Project summary
AllergenTest Development of rapid-to-use immunochemical tests for the detection of proteins with allergenic potential in food. Project summary
Allergest The effect of gastrointestinal digestion on the allergenicity of foods
REDALL Reduced Allergenicity of Processed Foods. Project summary
LABDEL Oral delivery of Vaccines and Therapeutic Molecules using Non-Pathogenic Lactic Acid bacteria
FAREDAT Food Allergy Risk Evaluation based on improved Diagnosis, Allergens and Test methods. Project summary
INFABIO Effects of diet and lifestyle on risk of gastrointestinal infection and allergy in early life; consumer knowledge, attitudes and needs
GA²LEN The Global Allergy and Asthma European Network - spreading excellence in asthma and allergy