Analytical Methods for Allergen Control in Food Processing

Nanju Alice Lee^{1

2}, Andreas Ludwig Lopata^{2

3

4}, Michelle Lisa Colgrave⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
² Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
³ Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia.
⁴ Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia.
⁵ ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.

Editorial

Nanju Alice Lee et al. Foods. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 28;12(7):1439.

doi: 10.3390/foods12071439.

Nanju Alice Lee^{1

2}, Andreas Ludwig Lopata^{2

3

4}, Michelle Lisa Colgrave⁵

¹ School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
² Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
³ Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia.
⁴ Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia.
⁵ ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.

Abstract

Food allergy and food-related anaphylaxis have become a growing public health and food safety issue worldwide [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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