Food allergy is receiving increased attention in recent years. Because there is currently no
known cure for food allergy, avoiding the offending food is the best defense for sensitive …

Consumption of tree nuts and peanuts has considerably increased over the last decades
due to their nutritional composition and the content of beneficial compounds. On the other …

Precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) also known as “may contain” labeling has been
applied to many packaged food products around the world. PAL is a voluntary form of …

Cashew plant (Anacardium occidentale L.) is the most relevant species of the Anacardium
genus. It presents high economic value since it is widely used in human nutrition and in …

Currently, food allergies are an important health concern worldwide. The presence of
undeclared allergenic ingredients or the presence of traces of allergens due to accidental …

In this work, three allergen-encoding genes (Ana o 1, Ana o 2, Ana o 3) were investigated for
the detection of cashew nut as an allergenic food. Normalised and single-tube nested real …

Food allergens are proteins that are well tolerated by most, but can cause severe reactions
in sensitive individuals. Since there is no cure for food allergy, strict adherence to an …

Pine nuts are a known source of food allergens and several cases of adverse immunological
reaction after ingestion have been reported. To protect allergic consumers, methods to …

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nut can trigger serious reactions in allergic patients,
including anaphylaxis and death. Labelling the presence of cashew nuts in food products is …

Pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera) have been consumed by past and present-day civilizations
because of their organoleptic characteristics and potential health benefits. However, they …