Food Allergy News

The FDA issued an FDA Modernization Act health claim on Dec. 8 acknowledging the safety of the early introduction of peanuts among infants to reduce the risk for developing peanut allergy.

Food packaging often does not consistently label allergens such as sesame, putting many people at risk for adverse reactions, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Infants who ate a more diverse diet during their first year had lower risk for allergic diseases during their second year, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

The development and resolution of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in the infant gut microbiome highlights the underlying role of bacterial taxa in the pathophysiology of the allergy, according to a presentation.

This year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting featured a variety of studies, lectures and discussions on important topics and trends in the field.

A panel of experts has compiled 10 tips to help physicians, patients and their families optimize the use of the oral immunotherapy Palforzia — the first FDA-approved treatment for peanut allergy in children aged 4 to 17 years.

The international Milk Allergy in Primary Care guidelines may promote overdiagnosis by labeling normal infant symptoms as possible cow’s milk allergy, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

Although primary care physicians have basic knowledge of alpha-gal syndrome, results of a small survey suggest that many characteristics of the condition are unknown or misunderstood, according to researchers.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have recently been gifted $2 million to begin conducting a clinical trial studying the effects of dupilumab on patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Risk factors for sensitization to alpha-gal include tick bites, male sex and polysensitization to food or airborne allergens, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.