Open AccessFSA food allergen alerts: an analysis of trends in reporting
Author(s) -
Waters Katie,
Chodhari Rahul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s3-p125
Subject(s) - medicine , food allergy , population , agency (philosophy) , food standards , environmental health , food allergens , allergy , family medicine , internet privacy , medical emergency , food safety , immunology , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , computer science
Background Up to 10% of the paediatric population is affected by food allergy. Affected families face the treat of acute life-threatening reactions, and the burden of chronic decrease in quality of life. UK legislation exists where allergens must be indicated on food labels; any inaccuracies identified must be rapidly revised, and the public informed. This is achieved through Food Standards Agency (FSA) allergy alerts which can be viewed on their website; consumers may also sign up to receive emails or SMS messages when alerts are issued.