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Sesame ingredient

Have a food allergy? This industry practice could increase your risk

Adding sesame to food products is a quick-and-dirty means to address cross-contact risks and prevent potential recalls for undeclared sesame, because these protective steps aren’t required when an allergen is already declared as an ingredient. So, companies may imagine, it’s better to add a new allergen and declare it than to actually clean up production lines to reduce it.

Industry AccountabilityJanuary 31, 2023Sarah Sorscher, JD, MPH, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH

Do some fresh fruits or veggies make your mouth tingle?

You may have oral allergy syndrome (also called pollen-food allergy syndrome). Some people also react to nuts or spices.

Preventing DiseaseOctober 14, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD

What to know about peanut allergies

Peanut allergy kills more people in the United States than allergies to any other food. And doctors didn’t know how to prevent peanut allergies…until the landmark LEAP study came out in 2015.

Preventing DiseaseSeptember 30, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD
multiple foods that some people are allergic to

What is a food allergy?

Food is a minefield for people with severe allergies. Here’s what you may not know about how some foods can make the immune system go haywire.

Preventing DiseaseJune 22, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD

The link between ticks and red meat allergies

Ticks spread many diseases, but a bite may mean no more steak or bacon for some people.

Preventing DiseaseJune 3, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD
array of foods including tomato, berries, nuts, and shrimp

Clearing up confusion about food allergies

Last June, Alexi Stafford, a 15-year-old with a peanut allergy, accidentally ate a cookie filled with mini peanut butter cups. Ninety minutes later, she died. Food is a minefield for people with severe allergies. Here’s what you may not know about how some foods can make the immune system go haywire.

Preventing DiseaseApril 29, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD
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