摘要：Food allergies are evolving as a major public health problem i11 modernized regions of the globe that got importance in recent years due to life threat- ening outcomes. In this regard, the problem of hid- den food allergens is a very serious one for persons with allergy. Beside this the advancement in food processing or food production made it difficult for the producer and the consumers to resolve whether a food comprises of aggressive allergens. This is why, food industries are facing problems in developing re- liable, rational methods that have the ability to iden- tify a11d quantify hidden allergens in food. A number of techniques have been developed to address the problem of hidden food allergens, but all the tech- niques have some shortcomings. This review is therefore focused on the food allergens and various methods used for the detection of these allergens be- fore and after thermal and chemical processing of food.
