Peanuts are the most common foods to create a severe allergic reaction, but scientists warn a new wave of problematic foods.
Food packaging in the United Kingdom and the European Union has already cited the most common 14 allergens for awareness of people – this includes peanuts, mussels, soy beans, milk and eggs.
However, at least four more should be added to the mandatory risk list, according to a study by Domoric Saborob-Lecler, the main researcher at the Allergy and its colleagues at the Universitaire de Reims Hospital Center in France.
Findings published in the journal Clinical and experimental sensitivity He added milk, buckwheat, buckwheat, peas and pine nuts to the risk list.
Other concerns included kiwi fruits, apples and bee products such as honey, edible pollen and royal jelly.
3,000 foods caused by food, a severe and threatening of life, were reported to the European Allergic Alertness Network between 2002 and 2023. Of these, 413 reactions and two deaths have been caused by one of the eight emerging food allergies listed by researchers.
The authors of the study said: “Given the frequency, intensity, recurrence and potential for hidden exposure, we suggest that the four-goat and sheep, buckwheat, peas and pine-beads be considered to enter the list.”
The researchers explained that the emergence of anaphylaxis in these new foods could be due to the change in eating habits over the past decade, so that more people choose a vegetable diet, including nuts, seeds and fruits – expose consumers to new allergies.
For example, although chickpeas are not one of the 14 allergens already mentioned by the law, chickpea protein is increasingly added to a wide range of foods.
“The research” shows that even less well -known allergens can cause serious and serious anaphylaxis reactions, “said Simon Miles, chief executive of the UK allergy.
British allergies of 21 million people in the UK are sensitive to being cautious and always checking the label.
Ms Miles added: “Many people can contain warnings by labeling” uncertain “and” ambiguous “food, who know whether it is safe to eat.
Food sensitivity occurs when the immune system reacts too much to a food and makes it wrong because of its harmfulness. This produces histamine – this chemical then causes symptoms such as itching, swollen lips, and in severe cases, anaphylaxis and difficulty breathing.
