College dining halls adjust to students with allergies (Ventura County Star) More students are arriving on college campuses with food allergies, and dining halls are making changes to accommodate them, officials say.They’re not using peanut oil, for example, because peanuts are a common allergy. And they try to have a gluten-free hot dish at every meal.Local colleges haven’t done it yet, but they plan to add signs that list ingredients in each dish, so allergic students ...
Chemstar Corporation Recognizes the New FDA Food Code (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Chemstar Corporation, a leader in the Food Safety and Sanitation industry, recognizes the new FDA Food Code. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration completely revises its Food Code every four years, and issues a supplement every two years. Â The new 2009 FDA Food Code was released in late 2009, with revisions based on issues deliberated and approved by the Conference for Food Protection . Â FDA ...
Peanut Allergy in Kids: British Study on Early Food Exposure (Time Magazine) The conventional treatment for allergies to foods like peanuts, eggs, milk or shellfish has been no treatment. But recent studies suggest a new approach
Peanut Allergy in Kids: British Study on Early Food Exposure (Time Magazine) The conventional treatment for allergies to foods like peanuts, eggs, milk or shellfish has been no treatment -- patients are advised to avoid problem foods altogether. But recent studies suggest a new approach
Boiling shrimp could cut shellfish allergy - study (Food Production Daily) The study, entitled Effects of Boiling in the IgE-Binding properties of Tropomyosin of Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and published in the Journal of Food Science, found boiling may cut down the levels of allergen tropomyosin (TM). It added that shellfish allergy is the main cause of food allergy in adults in the US â€" affecting an estimated 1 in 50 of the population.
Can Peanut Allergy Be Cured by ... Eating Peanuts? (Time.com via Yahoo! News) The conventional treatment for food allergies has long been no treatment -- patients are simply asked to avoid problem foods altogether. But recent studies suggest a new approach.
Watson Pharmaceuticals to acquire U.S. rights to Columbia's bioadhesive progesterone gel products (News-Medical-Net) Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced an agreement to expand their Women's Health brand product portfolio with the acquisition of the exclusive U.S. rights to Columbia Laboratories, Inc.'s bioadhesive progesterone gel products currently marketed under the trade names CRINONE® and PROCHIEVE® for the indications of infertility and secondary amenorrhea.
Parents, school committee debate nut ban (The Sandwich Broadsider) The recent decision to ban nuts and nut-related products at the Oak Ridge School has ignited a controversy among parents, teachers, and school committee members.
Boiling shrimp could cut shellfish allergy - study (Food Navigator Europe) Boiling shrimps for 10 minutes could reduce the chemical that triggers allergic reactions to seafood, according to new research.
Exposure to Foods When Young May Reduce Food Allergies (KFYR-TV Bismarck) Twelve million americans have food allergies. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network says some allergies are mild, while others can affect people`s everyday lives. But once allergic doesn`t necessarily mean always allergic.