ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

What is one outcome from the

following factors:

•

Increasing number of food recalls for undeclared

allergens with no end in sight

•

Recalls back to the agricultural level for low levels

of an allergen in a raw agricultural commodity

•

Increasing prevalence of food allergies with some

studies showing the prevalence of food allergies

has grown by at least 50% since the 1990’s

(source:

; “Despite Recent Increases in Reported Food Allergy, Study Finds No

Change in Antibody Levels Associated with Food Allergy”; Release date of April 25, 2016)

One Outcome is Need for Reliable

Detection Methods….