Allergies and Food Sensitivities

These 2017 Guidelines were developed for early introduction of peanut-containing foods into the diets of infants at various risk levels for peanut allergy.

Immunotherapy is not currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use to treat food allergy. However, research to investigate different approaches to immunotherapy in food allergy is ongoing. This is a summary of approaches.

Find general information on food allergies below. Please also see these pages for resources on specific allergies and sensitivities:

The results of the Immune Tolerance Network’s (ITN) “Learning Early About Peanut” (LEAP), discussed on February 23, 2015 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine

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Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care Education Programs