Prevalence and Severity of Sesame Allergy in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sesame allergy is of growing concern in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a request for epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of sesame allergies in the United States to inform possible regulatory action requiring sesame to be labeled as an allergen on packaged foods.

Objective

To provide current estimates of the prevalence, severity, distribution, and clinical characteristics of sesame allergy in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study assessed findings of web- and telephone-based food allergy questionnaires. Study participants were first recruited from NORC (National Opinion Research Center) at the University of Chicago's probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, and addi

SUBMITTER: Warren CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6681546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature