New Study Expands The List Of Foods Causing Anaphylaxis

The European Regulation database connected mandatory labelling of foods includes 14 allergenic foods. Research published successful Clinical & Experimental Allergy has identified 8 further foods often progressive successful food-induced anaphylaxis. 

The investigation was based connected an study of food-induced anaphylaxis cases reported to nan Allergy Vigilance Network from 2002–2023. Allergenic foods progressive successful ≥1% of cases and not included successful nan European Regulation database included goat's and sheep's beverage (2.8% of cases), buckwheat (2.4%), peas and lentil (1.8%), alpha-gal (1.7%), conifer seed (1.6%), kiwi (1.5%), beehive products (1.0%), and pome (1.0%). 

Due to their frequency, severity, recurrence, and imaginable for hidden exposure, nan study's investigators propose that 4 of these-goat's and sheep's milk, buckwheat, peas-lentil, and conifer nut-be considered for inclusion connected nan European mandatory labelling of foods list. The recurrence complaint (the aforesaid allergen causing respective anaphylactic accidents successful nan aforesaid patient) for these foods ranged from 7.3% for peas–lentil to 56% for goat's and sheep's milk. 

In our bid of astir 3,000 nutrient anaphylaxis cases, 413 were caused by 1 of these 8 'emerging nutrient allergens' without mandatory labelling, pinch 2 deaths. We truthful judge it is clip to reappraisal nan database of nan 14 foods pinch mandatory labelling to see astatine slightest nan astir terrible of these emerging nutrient allergens."

Dominique Sabouraud-Leclerc, MD, Study Corresponding Author, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Reims