- Researchers are warning of a new wave of food allergens emerging due to shifts in eating habits, particularly the rise of plant-based diets.
- A study recommends adding goat's and sheep's milk, buckwheat, peas-lentil, and pine nuts to mandatory allergen risk lists in the UK and EU.
- Between 2002 and 2023, the Allergy Vigilance Network recorded 413 severe reactions and two deaths in Europe linked to these newly identified allergens.
- The increased consumption of ingredients like pea protein, often found in plant-based foods, is cited as a reason for new allergy risks.
- Allergy UK advises the 21 million people in the UK with allergies to be cautious and check labels, highlighting issues with unclear labelling and 'may contain' warnings.
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