The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 6 , Pages 1504-1510 , June 2007

Prevalence of self-reported food allergy in American adults and use of food labels

  • Katherine A. Vierk, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Katherine Vierk, MPH, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-728, College Park, MD 20740.
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  • Kathleen M. Koehler, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration
    • Dr Koehler is currently affiliated with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Washington, DC.
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  • Sara B. Fein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration
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  • Debra A. Street, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration

Received 12 June 2006 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 12 March 2007.

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    Age at which food allergy was first realized or suspected by category of food allergy, 2001 Food Safety Survey. Percentages are weighted percentages. Self-reported food allergy, n = 471; self-reported

    Age at which food allergy was first realized or suspected by category of food allergy, 2001 Food Safety Survey. Percentages are weighted percentages. Self-reported food allergy, n = 471; self-reported doctor-diagnosed food allergy, n = 279.

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    Among persons with food allergy who read labels, the percentage that considers a labeling issue to be serious or very serious by category of food allergy, 2001 Food Safety Survey, is shown. Percentage

    Among persons with food allergy who read labels, the percentage that considers a labeling issue to be serious or very serious by category of food allergy, 2001 Food Safety Survey, is shown. Percentages are weighted percentages. Some questions had 1 or 2 missing responses.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)00575-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.03.011

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 6 , Pages 1504-1510 , June 2007

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