With the APAC Solutions Centre, Romer Labs® extends its capabilities in mycotoxins and allergen testing for the food and feed industry. The new Solutions Centre combines analytical services, enhanced technical support and customized training programs to help food and feed safety professionals remain productive, efficient and compliant.

If you’ve been to a grocery store lately, you’ve seen the labels: “May contain [allergenic food]” or “Produced in facilities where [allergenic food] has been processed”. But what’s behind a “may contain” label? Is it an honest, science-based assessment of risk designed to inform the consumer, or is it a legalistic overreaction designed to immunize a food producer from possible lawsuits. Here, Romer Labs Senior Research Scientist Adrian Rogers introduces the VITAL® Program, an initiative of the Australia and New Zealand-based Allergen Bureau and its approach to providing realistic risk assessment that food producers can use to help their consumers make scientifically informed decisions.