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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1661

Regional monitoring plan for the detection of allergens in food from Campania Region. First year monitoring results

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Received: 10 May 2013
Published: 21 March 2014
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Allergens, Ovoalbumin, β-lactoglobulin, ELISA

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Rosa Gagliardi
rosa.gagliardi@cert.izsmportici.it
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA), Italy.
Loredana Biondi
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA), Italy.
Roberta Pellicanò
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA), Italy.
Vincenzo Caligiuri
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA), Italy.
Donatella Nava
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA), Italy.
Food allergens are substances able to induce an abnormal immunological response in sensitive individuals. The presence of allergens in food must be reported in tables (Directive 2003/89/EC). In this study we report the data of a monitoring plan carried out in the Campania Region during the 2012 for the detection of allergens (ovoalbumin and β-lattoglobulin) in food of different origin. The analisys were performed by means of ELISA assays. The percentage of analyzes with the presence of allegens not declared on the label is 4.3%, out of a total of 208 analyzes. It is therefore important to continue monitoring activities by the competent Authorities.

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Rosa Gagliardi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA)
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Regional monitoring plan for the detection of allergens in food from Campania Region. First year monitoring results. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 21 [cited 2026 Sep. 14];3(1). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2014.1661

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