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


Submitted: 10 May 2013
Accepted: 5 September 2013
Published: 21 March 2014
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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.

Rosa Gagliardi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno - Sezione di Portici (NA)
Dipartimento Ispezione Alimenti
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Gagliardi R, Biondi L, Pellicanò R, Caligiuri V, Nava D. 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 2024 Mar. 28];3(1). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2014.1661

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