With the increasing prevalence of allergic reactions caused by foods and cosmetics in recent years, it has become common for consumers to examine and compare product labels at the time of purchase, and to check for any ingredients that may cause allergic reactions. The demand for more allergy-friendly products has increased surprisingly in recent years. Companies that manufacture products labeled “free” of certain allergens are responsible for verifying, through testing and vendor certification, that these products are truly free of allergens of concern.
Regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now require supporting evidence for such claims from manufacturers that their products are free of the alleged allergens. As a result, many manufacturers are establishing extensive testing protocols and strict control systems over raw material procurement, production, and equipment cleaning processes. All this is deemed necessary to prevent the introduction of allergens into products resulting from cross-contamination from raw materials, processing aids, cleaning agents and other products, or from the use of non-specialized processing equipment.
The main food allergens of concern are recognized as an ingredient that contains one of the following five foods or belongs to one of the following three food groups: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans.
Itching of a woolen sweater or a rash on the skin of polyester trousers are signs of allergy to textile products. Human skin sometimes reacts to fibers in clothing or to dyes, resins and other chemicals used in the materials. Many dyes are water-soluble and sweat on the body can have the same effect, causing the dye to leach and increase the risk of developing allergies. Allergy to textile dyes occurs when unbound dyes from colored clothing leak into the skin. A textile dye allergy is caused by any of the many different textile dyes available today.
Azo dyes are the most allergenic. These dyes are now rarely used in fabric dyeing due to the increasing prevalence of allergies. Other dyes that cause allergic contact dermatitis are the disperse dyes group.
Our organization also provides allergen-free (food and textile) testing services for food and textile products, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors.
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