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Allergen Labels May Not Predict Food Content
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, "allergen advisory labels are a poor guide to whether the food inside the package may cause reactions in consumers with food allergies".
Blood Tests for Food Allergies Found Inaccurate
Travel Difficult For People With Food Allergies
Patch Helps Allergic Kids Tolerate Milk
Most Physicians Fail Epi-Pen Test
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, "allergen advisory labels are a poor guide to whether the food inside the package may cause reactions in consumers with food allergies".
Among common allergens that the study tested for was dairy:
The Nebraska study also found that milk was commonly present in products with a variety of labeling terms:
- 23 of 50 labeled as "may contain milk"
- 13 of 57 with "shared equipment" language
- 9 of 40 with "shared facility" language
- 16 of 29 with milk listed as a "minor" ingredient
- 1 of 3 with other labeling terminology
Blood Tests for Food Allergies Found Inaccurate
Travel Difficult For People With Food Allergies
Patch Helps Allergic Kids Tolerate Milk
Most Physicians Fail Epi-Pen Test
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/
