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Global Perspectives
on Food Allergen
Priorities
–
Issues
and Challenges
Jupiter Yeung, Ph.D.
Nestlé Nutrition
AOAC TLA on Food Allergens,
June 15, 2016, Rockville, MD, USA
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Topics
Game
changing
•
Prevalence of food allergy increasing
•
Food recalls increasing
•
Consumer confidence eroding
New
normal
•
Emerging new regulations from different countries
•
Increasing use of precautionary allergen labeling (PAL)
•
Growing risk-taking behavior among allergic
consumers
Emerging
Trends
•
Increase global trade
–
imports and exports
•
Urgent need for a generally recognized thresholds
for risk assessment / management
•
Increase demand for reliable detection methods