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Regional monitoring plan for the detection of allergens in food from Campania Region. First year monitoring results

Author(s) -

R. Gagliardi,

Loredana Biondi,

Roberta Pellicanò,

Vincenzo Caligiuri,

Donatella Nava

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

italian journal of food safety

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 2239-7132

DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2014.1661

Subject(s) - food allergens , directive , plan (archaeology) , environmental health , business , allergen , medicine , immunology , geography , allergy , computer science , archaeology , programming language

Food allergens are substances able to induce an abnormal immunological response in sensitive individuals. The presence of allergens in food must be reported in tables (Directive 2003/89/EC). In this study we report the data of a monitoring plan carried out in the Campania Region during the 2012 for the detection of allergens (ovoalbumin and β-lattoglobulin) in food of different origin. The analisys were performed by means of ELISA assays. The percentage of analyzes with the presence of allegens not declared on the label is 4.3%, out of a total of 208 analyzes. It is therefore important to continue monitoring activities by the competent Authorities

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