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| Sicherer, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. "We didn't do an exhaustive survey of every product out there, but one thing we did notice is that products that didn't have this labeling but did have detectable proteins came primarily from smaller companies," said study senior Arman H. "So for what it's worth, we could presume that small companies don't have as much oversight." Still, Sicherer added, buying certain food products can be a game of roulette for people with allergies. But the offending products more often came from smaller companies, noted the authors of a study that is scheduled to be presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's annual meeting, in Washington, D.C. Food allergies, which affect about 2 percent of adults and 5 percent of infants and young children in the United States, can range from the merely irritating to the life-threatening. "Not too many fatalities are reported with egg allergies, but with peanuts, that's where fatalities are. Aldous Resnick, director of allergy and immunology at Children's Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, in New York City. "If you're a patient with a food allergy, it's probably best to stick with the larger companies," agreed Dr. _ |
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