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process eliminates allergens in peanuts, claims scientist
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details remain unclear about the claims by a north carolina agricultural and technical state university researcher that he has developed a process to make allergen-free peanuts. the north carolina researcher, mohamed ahmedna, announced last month he has developed a patented process to create allergen-free peanuts. the process would open up new markets for processors and reduce the risk of recall. however repeated queries to the press contact listed have failed to get a response. other news journals have also reported being unable to verify the claim. ahmedna claims his new process is a first for food science and could provide relief to millions of peanut allergy sufferers. he claims the process does not degrade the taste or quality of treated peanuts, and might even render them easier to process for use as a food ingredient. immunoassays by the researched showed total inactivation of peanut allergens in whole roasted kernels, and the processed peanuts. the immunoassays showed no reaction in tests on human serums from severely allergic individuals, he claimed. ahmedna is now working on make the process more efficient in a bit to further remove allergens from other foods. "we are extremely pleased that we were able to find such a simple solution to a vexing problem that has enormous economic and public health ramifications, both for peanut sensitive individuals, and the food industry as a whole," said ahmedna. peanut and tree nuts can cause the most severe food allergies and affects about three million us residents a year and cause up to 150 deaths. in industrialised countries allergies have been rapidly increasing in children, for causes that are not entirely understood. one study showed that between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies in children doubled in the united states, ahmedna sated. an estimated one percent of all children suffer from the allergy. ahmedna's work on peanuts was funded through a united states agency for international development grant. during the course of the project, he also developed a process to remove a common mold toxin from peanuts, a low-fat, high protein meat substitute, an infant formula, and antioxidants from red peanut skins. the allergy-free peanut is the first in a portfolio of peanut innovations to be available for commercialisation from north carolina agricultural and technical state university.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
7
August
2007
Category :
Dried Foods
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gradual exposure to peanut may put an end to peanut allergy, if results of a small study from cambridge are followed by similar positive results. scientists from addenbrooke’s hospital in cambridge exposed four peanut-allergic children to gradually increasing quantities of peanut protein, and found that all the children can now tolerate about 800 mg grams of protein, which is the equivalent to five peanuts, per day.
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fears over the dangers of peanut allergy, a potentially deadly allergy for certain people, are becoming sensationalist and hysterical, according to a harvard professor. a level-headed approach is needed before the situation spirals out of control, wrote professor nicolas christakis from harvard medical school in the british medical journal . the food industry is already bound by certain regulations, depending on the country, to highlight possible allergens in a food product, such as the eu’s labelling directive 2000/13/ec.
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avoiding peanuts in infancy and early childhood may increase the risk of developing peanut allergy, says a joint british-israeli study. children in the uk, where recommendations are to avoid peanuts during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infancy, were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts, according to a new study published in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology .
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the allergic reaction to cashew nuts is more severe than peanuts, says a new study that deepens our understanding of food allergies and highlights the need for clear labelling. "cashew nuts present a considerable hazard, being hidden in a wide variety of commonly ingested foods, such as asian meals, sweets, ice cream, cakes, chocolates and they are increasingly used in commercially prepared pesto sauce instead of pine nuts," wrote lead author andrew clark in the journal allergy .
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as europe prepares for tougher rules on allergen labeling, a new study has found that allergies to almonds, pecans, cashews and other tree nuts may not be lifelong. the study, conducted by researchers at us based johns hopkins children's center, revealed that nine percent of children outgrow tree nut allergies, including some who have had severe reactions such as anaphylaxis shock.
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as europe prepares for tougher rules on allergen labelling, a new study could help food makers by slicing away the allergenicity of peanut products, reports lindsey partos. an estimated 4 per cent of adults and 8 per cent of children in the eu - the total population tops 380 million - suffer from food allergies, according to the european federation of allergy and airways diseases patients' associations.
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