SESAME ALLERGY: More common than you think!
SESAME ALLERGY: More common than you think!
Check out this article in Med Page Today from work done at Northwestern University published in JAMA Network Open:
Sesame seed allergy is far more common in the U.S. than previously recognized in both children and adults, but the food allergy remains largely undiagnosed, researchers report.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/allergyimmunology/allergy/81397
In the survey sample, 0.49% had a current sesame allergy and 0.23% met the criteria for convincing IgE-mediated allergy.
One in three children and adults with sesame allergy had severe allergic reaction symptoms, and one in three also reported treating such reactions with an epinephrine autoinjector at some point in the past.
The findings may also have important implications for health policy with regard to food labeling, Gupta told MedPage Today.
The FDA is currently considering adding sesame seeds to the current list of allergenic foods that must be labeled on food packaging, which now includes peanuts, milk, shellfish, tree nuts, eggs, soy, fin fish, and wheat.
The current study was conducted in response to the FDA’s request for additional information on the prevalence and severity of sesame allergy in the U.S. “There is a push to add sesame to the list, because it is so often a hidden ingredient in processed foods,” Gupta said.
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