Allergenic Foods and their Allergens, with links to Informall

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Literature

Transitional Web Pages to Informall: The following web pages, which were developed by the Institute of Food Research and FARRP, provide a transition to Informall. Informall is a credible database containing information on allergenic foods of public health importance | more about Informall.

Informall Database Development: The European Union commissioned a project that would promote visible, credible food allergy information sources to a wide variety of stakeholders, including general consumers, the agro-food industry (including primary producers, manufacturers and retailers), allergic consumers, health professionals and regulators.  The project brought together clinicians, food chemists, social scientists, allergy patient groups, food manufacturers and retailers from across Europe and the USA.  It was funded under the 5th Framework programme of the EU through the Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources Key Action | source.

Categories

 

Big-8 chart displaying milk, eggs, fish, shrimp, nuts, wheat and soy.
The Big-8

 

The Big-8

Chart displaying buckwheat, celery, lupin, shellfish, mustard and sesame.
Other Priority Allergens

 

Other Priority Allergens

Layout of various grains, corn, wheat, lupin, etc.
Cereals and Other Grains

 

Cereals and Other Grains

Six small piles of beans.
Legumes

 

Legumes

Grouping of various fruits, including watermelon, grapes, oranges and pineapple.
Fruits

 

Fruits

Grouping of various vegetables, carrots, onions, cabbage, tomato and beets.
Vegetables

 

Vegetables

English walnuts, brazil nuts, pecans in bowl.
Tree Nuts

 

Tree Nuts

Rough cloth bag of buckwheat.
Seeds

 

Seeds

Pitcher and Glass of milk.
Milk

 

Milk

Open flat carton of eggs.
Eggs

 

Eggs

Display of four types of fish.
Fish

 

Fish

Display of cooked crabs and shrimp.
Crustacean Shellfish

 

Crustacean Shellfish

Pile of shellfish.
Molluscan Shellfish

 

Molluscan Shellfish

Mortar and pestle containing pepper and six ceramic dishes of spices.
Spices and Herbs

 

Spices and Herbs

Chart displaying beef steak, whole chicken, frog legs, bottle of honey, basket of mushrooms and bowl of mycroprotein.
Others

 

Others

Updated 10 March, 2014