The federal Opposition wants more money from the Government's budget surplus to go into research to help find a cure for childhood food allergies.
Labor's health spokeswoman Julia Gillard, says a federal Labor government would commit five-million dollars to understanding the causes of food allergies, with a focus on those triggered by peanuts.
And Ms Gillard says more research is needed into why allergies have doubled within a generation, causing major problems at child-care centres and schools.
The Health Minister, Tony Abbott, has signalled some of the proceeds from the sale of health insurer Medibank Private will go towards medical research.