Allergies in Luxembourg

A great of allergies relate to food, therefore Food Safety awareness is of paramount importance to help you manage the risks of direct and indirect contamination. Food Safety relates to handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses.   Food safety is a global concern that covers a variety of different aspects of everyday life that should be followed to avoid potential health hazards, such as allergic reactions.   In Luxembourg, a Commission of the Government was created back in 2018 to oversee food safety related matters – Sécurité Alimentaire Grand-Duché de Luxembourg – so you can learn about this institution here and access to a wide variety of materials that they make available for the general population. This includes the possibility of setting up alerts to receive notifications regarding product withdrawals and food labelling, as well as educational materials in video format where you c...

United States House of Representatives Passes New Act for Sesame Labeling... ... which constitutes a great achievement for "FARE - Food Allegy Research and Education" and its broader community of 32 million americans with food allergies. You can read all about it here . In a nutshell, there's two key take-aways: One, Sesame will be mandatory in food labeling in the US - which was not the case before - as the corolary of the effort of concerned people that never gave up the fight for proper food labeling, and, Two, because Sesame is now part of labeling requirements, the US federal government committed to  conduct a comprehensive research report on food allergy prevention and treatment. So  well done to FARE and others invoved! There's so much to do in medical research related to allergies in general, and food allergies in particular, that this is very welcomed because all the other communities around the world will be able to benefit from the outcomes. A big thanks fr...