Food Intolerance and the Food Industry

After obtaining her PhD at King's College, Dr Taraneh Dean commenced her research career in the Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit at the Royal Brompton and National Heart Hospital, London. Dr T. Dean then joined the University of Southampton Child Health Department as a Senior Research Fellow in 1991, leading research with the food allergy team. She continues her research in the area of asthma and allergy and is the Honorary Deputy Director at the internationally renowned David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre on the Isle of Wight.

The legal context: Due diligence; Diagnostic tests; Symptoms of food intolerance; The treatment of food intolerance; Sources of information and labelling; Analytical techniques for detecting food allergens; Handling food allergens in retail and manufacturing; Support organisations for individuals with food intolerance; The epidemiology of food intolerance.