Links
Below is a table of useful links to collaborating centres, other allergy research projects, and some major food allergy advice websites.
| Food Allergy Information | Food Allergy Information is a website that offers credible food allergy information. Some of this is of general interest but it also provides information geared to the needs of the food industry and national authorities. |
| InformAll Database | The InformAll Database is a searchable database with information on allergenic foods. Summaries about each food suitable for a wide readership together with technical information for specialists or the interested layperson, which has been split into a section on the clinical characteristics of the allergy together with biochemical information about the components in foods that trigger allergies and are known as allergens. |
| The Institute of Food Research | IFR is a world leader in research into harnessing food for health and controlling food-related diseases. Our scientists address the UK’s Grand Challenges of obesity and healthy ageing by defining the relationship between food, diet and health. |
| The European Commision Allergy Research | This site is designed to help you find out about European Research in the field of Allergy and Asthma. Whether you are a researcher or a teacher, in business or in politics, there is something for you here. You can read about the latest political decisions, or the latest advances in research. |
| MoniQa European project | Funded by the European Union, MoniQA (Monitoring and Quality Assurance in the Food Supply Chain) brings together 33 organisations from around the world that are working together to help food manufacturers, retail outlets and regulatory bodies to cope with the challenges posed by a globalised food economy. In particular, MoniQA is establishing common methods and standards in food analysis. |
| FAST European project | The FAST project (Food Allergy Specific ImmunoTherapy) aims at the development of safe and effective treatment of food allergies. It targets persistent and severe allergy to fish and fruit. Besides persistence and severity, this choice is based on prevalence and the importance of these foods for a healthy diet. |
| GA²LEN European project | GA²LEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, is a consortium of leading European research centres specialized in allergic diseases, which include asthma. Funded by the European Union under the 6th framework programme, GA²LEN addresses the growing public health concern of allergic diseases. |
| CDEUSSA European Project | The aim of CDEUSSA (Coeliac Disease EU Specific Support Act) is to close the gap between basic science on coeliac disease and applications of its results in prevention, clinical treatment and food industry. |