Allergy to nuts is one of the most common causes of anaphylaxis. In some cases, even minute amounts can trigger a serious reaction. The number of children suffering from allergy to peanuts is increasing.
Anaphylaxis is a rapid, potentially fatal reaction, the symptoms being those of an allergic reaction to which is added lowering blood pressure, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, inflammation of the tongue or larynx, diarrhea or vomiting and loss of consciousness.
Procedure for the detection of the presence of hazelnuts-allergen in food
In the laboratory, quantitative dosing of hazelnut allergen is performed by ELISA method.
Legislation in the field
According to the European Union legislation (Regulation 1169/2011) the following substances are defined that can cause allergies and which are mandatory to be labelled on food products:
Extract from REGULATION (EU) NO 1169/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 October 2011
on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Regulation (EC) No .../... Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004
ANEXA II
SUBSTANCES THAT CAUSE ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES
1.
Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt wheat, durum wheat or hybrids thereof and derived products, with the exception of:
(a)
sigloose grains obtained from wheat, including dextrose (1));
Finally, in the bulletins we appear and the interpretation of the results not only a number in a house, without explanations as it is at other laboratories in Romania!
AGROLAND
06.01.2021
Excellent
A convenient way to perform analyzes in Romania, we sent the samples by courier and the 2nd day they were ready!
