New study shows that sesame allergies may affect 1.5 million children and adults in the U.S. Researchers hope the FDA will require food labels to list sesame as an ingredient.
Sesame allergies are more common than previously thought, based on a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. In fact, it’s the ninth most common allergy in the U.S., according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology .
In some cases, it can cause anaphylaxis — a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. People with a sesame allergy are also more likely to have an additional food allergy, with peanut allergy being the most common one, according to the study. Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand already have sesame labeling requirements. The researchers of the new study hope the results prompt the FDA to make widespread labeling changes in the U.S., which they have been considering since October 2018. “It's a simple measure to install and it could protect lives," Moshe Ben-Shoshan, an associate professor of pediatrics at Montreal Children's Hospital in Canada, told CNN.
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