| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Special publication ; no. 285 |
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Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)) ; no. 285.
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| Contents |
The Early Life Origins of Food Allergy; Proteins as Allergens: a Toxicological Perspective; Milk Allergy; Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy: Why so Scary?; Allergenicity of Soya Bean Lecithins and Identification of a Pollen-related Allergen in a Commercial Soya Protein Isolate; Seafood Allergy and Allergens; Sesame Allergy; Food Allergen Risk Management -- A Matter of Life or Death?; Do Food Additives Cause Hyperactivity?; Lactose Intolerance: A Summary; Coeliac Disease: A Clinical Update; Coeliac Disease: A Consumer Perspective; Food Allergy and Intolerance: What Challenges do they pose to the Food Industry?; Retailer Perspective on Food Allergy; The Impact of Cooking on Protein Antigenicity; Are Novel Foods a Source of Novel Allergens?; The Detection of Trace Amounts of Allergenic Proteins in Food -- Towards the Development of a Dipstick Assay; Index |
| Summary |
The prevalence of food allergy is increasing and consumers are now more aware of allergy and intolerance than ever, with retailers launching special ranges of foods suitable for people with particular allergies, and allergy featuring regularly in the media. Bringing together contributions from leading experts in food allergy, this book covers the latest developments in the field of food allergy and intolerance, including the major allergens nuts, milk, soya, seafood, and sesame, and foods to which intolerance is common - gluten, lactose and food additives. Technical aspects of allergens are co |
| Notes |
"This book contains [the papers of] the lectues that were given at the conference ... held in London at the end of 2001"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food allergy -- Congresses
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Chemistry.
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Food & beverage technology.
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Food allergy
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Emerton, Victoria
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Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
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| LC no. |
2005432688 |
| ISBN |
0854048812 |
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9780854048816 |
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9781847559449 |
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1847559441 |
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