Tree Nut Allergy

Participants with an allergy to cow’s milk had the lowest rate of oral immunotherapy treatment discontinuation, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Kick Ash Products has issued a recall of one of its granola products due to possibly containing undeclared almonds, according to a company announcement shared by the FDA.

Cashew allergy impacted 1.49% of infants and cashew sensitization impacted 1.96% of infants, both at age 12 months, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The safety profile of oral immunotherapy for tree nut allergies among preschoolers was comparable to that of peanut oral immunotherapy, according to recent study results.

OIT for tree nut allergies was safe and tolerable among a preschool population with results comparable to OIT for peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Eighty-five percent of infants with peanut and/or egg allergy had at least one type of tree nut introduced into their diet by age 3 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Cashew oral immunotherapy desensitized most children with cashew allergy as well as those with a co-allergy to pistachio and had a similar safety profile to other food-related oral immunotherapies, according to a study published in Allergy.

PHOENIX — Researchers for the first time sequenced the main allergen of macadamia nut and its cross-reactivity pattern with hazelnut, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

A two-step algorithm improved the accuracy and reduced the need for oral food challenges in diagnosing cashew allergy in children, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Oral immunotherapy appeared effective and well-tolerated by children with hazelnut allergy, according to a retrospective study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.