Food allergies

1. 8 most common food allergies

1. Milk
2. Eggs
3. Peanuts
4. Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews and walnuts)
5. Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder)
6. Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp)
7. Soy
8. Wheat
2. Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction
1. Tingling or itching in the mouth
2. Hives, itching or eczema
3. Swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat or other parts of the body
4. Wheezing, nasal congestion or trouble breathing
5. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting
6. Dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting
3. Vocab
1. Recall
request all the purchasers of a certain product to return it, as the result of the discovery of a
fault
2. Consumer protection act
A state or federal law designed to protect consumers against improperly described,
damaged, faulty, and dangerous goods and services as well as from unfair trade and credit
practices
3. Antibodies
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
4. Antigen
a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially
the production of antibodies
5. Antihistamine
a drug or other compound that inhibits the physiological effects of histamine, used especially
in the treatment of allergies
6. Elimination diet
a procedure used to identify foods that may be causing an adverse effect in a person, in
which all suspected foods are excluded from the diet and then reintroduced one at a time.
7. hypoallergenic
relatively unlikely to cause an allergic reaction
8. Immune system
is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an
organism that protects against disease
9. Latex
a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, that exudes when the plant
is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source
of natural rubber
 10. Pollen
a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from
the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can
fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals
11. Skin prick test
is a method for medical diagnosis of allergies that attempts to provoke a small, controlled,
allergic response
12. RAST
It is a blood test that is used to detect specific IgE antibodies, to determine the substances a
subject is allergic to.