FOOD ALLERGIES SOURCE TOPIC OF EU RESEARCH PROJECT
July 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
Research on the causes of food allergies and measures that can be taken to
prevent them are primary topics of the EU-funded project EuroPrevall,
coordinated by the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, UK.
Between 2 and 4% of EU adults suffer from food allergies 6% of children
under three. In countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland food
allergies are much more common than in Bulgaria or Greece. The EuroPrevall
researchers are trying to find out why this is so.
ENDS
Research on the causes of food allergies and measures that can be taken to
prevent them are primary topics of the EU-funded project EuroPrevall,
coordinated by the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, UK.
Between 2 and 4% of EU adults suffer from food allergies 6% of children
under three. In countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland food
allergies are much more common than in Bulgaria or Greece. The EuroPrevall
researchers are trying to find out why this is so.
ENDS
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