Welcome to FACTA (Food Allergen Control, Training & Analysis)
Our website is currently being updated to bring you more allergen resources and updates for 2008. In the meantime, please feel free to browse through some of the upcoming events in the allergen world:
Australian Events
The Gluten Free and Allergy shows were a huge hit in Brisbane and Sydney in 2007, so they will be back bigger than ever in 2008 - with a third show announced in Auckland.
Our allergen scientist, Robin Sherlock, presented at the Sydney exhibition last year and is proud to announce that she has been invited back to speak at the Brisbane and Auckland shows in 2008.
The Allergen Bureau are once again holding their annual conferences - this year conferences are in Brisbane and Sydney.
Robin Sherlock from FACTA is pleased to be invited to present once again at both the Sydney and Brisbane conferences.
Brisbane - Tuesday 12th February
Sydney- Tuesday, 26th February
Allergy sufferers can breathe easier (some Aussie innocation)
ALLERGY sufferers can breathe easier thanks to a Government education program aimed at NSW food businesses. The announcement coincides with World Allergy Day and was born from a pilot program at Canada Bay Council, in Sydney's inner-west.The program includes a half-day workshop for food businesses, educating them about handling, preparing and labelling food for customers with specific dietary requirements due to allergies. Businesses which complete the program will be able to display an Allergy Aware logo.
"Over 160,000 people in NSW alone suffer food allergies and their ability to dine out is severely restricted because of uncertainty about the foods they are served," NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said. "Statistics reveal most fatal food allergy reactions occur outside the home, so this program could help save lives."
The pilot training program, launched on World Allergy Day, is a joint initiative between the NSW Food Authority and Food Regulation Partnership and in the Sydney metropolitan area the City of Canada Bay Council.
To see NSW FA's website information on allergies, visit http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/allergies.asp
International Allergen News
Health Canada has announced dates for the upcoming 5th Workshop on Food Allergen Methodologies in May 2008, and is currently calling for papers.
FARRP (Food Allergy Research and Resource Program) in the USA have announced two conferences for 2008 - Food Allergen Sanitation Conference, and Food Allergens:Issues and Solutions for the Food Product Manufacturer.