Adverse reactions to food additives in children: A retrospective study and a prospective survey
| Autor: | A. Lemoine, S. Pauliat-Desbordes, Patrick Tounian, P. Challier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sorbonne Université (SU) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Allergy food.ingredient [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine food 030225 pediatrics Sodium Benzoate medicine Humans Prospective Studies Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Oral food challenge Food additive Food Coloring Agents Infant Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Dermatology Health Surveys 3. Good health chemistry Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cohort Sodium benzoate Food Preservatives Cochineal red Female business Tartrazine Food Hypersensitivity Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Archives de Pédiatrie Archives de Pédiatrie, Elsevier, 2020, 27, pp.368-371. ⟨10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0929-693X 1769-664X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005⟩ |
| Popis: | Background Allergic reactions to food additives are often suspected by families. The aim of this study was to describe oral food challenge (OFC) outcomes in a pediatric cohort with a suspected diagnosis of allergy to food additives (food dyes or sodium benzoate). Methods All patients who underwent an open OFC to carmine red, cochineal red, erythrosine, patent blue V, tartrazine, yellow sunset S, and/or sodium benzoate were included. A survey was sent to families after testing to evaluate whether the OFC results had altered feeding behaviors with food additives. Results Twenty-three patients were included. The main suspected food was candy (n = 11/23; 48%). Only one OFC out of 45 was formally positive for the carmine and cochineal red. Subsequently, most OFCs were negative (44/45; 97.8%). Despite the negativity of the challenge, four families out of 14 reported occurrences of supposed allergic reactions to food additives and six out of 15 continued to completely avoid the additive of concern in their children's diet. Conclusions Allergies to food additives remain rare. Even if an IgE-mediated allergy was excluded with a negative OFC, families remained suspicious about ready-made products. Health professionals and parents should be reassured about the low risk of food dye intolerance or allergies. |
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