Food Detective tests a person's reaction against 59 common food types.
After all, every food produces an adverse reaction in some person.
Even if food companies face higher costs, their first reaction is almost never to increase the retail price of their goods.
For some kids, just touching a certain food or inhaling particles of it could cause a reaction.
Katelyn had an allergic reaction and died after eating peanuts in the Chinese food her class had brought in for a holiday party.
After one severe reaction, he said, most people consistently avoid the offending food and do not experience another severe attack.
In North America alone, consumers have eaten more than 3 trillion servings of food that contains ingredients from genetically engineered plants without a single documented adverse reaction.
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The reaction of both the public and the government was to provide a camp offering them food and shelter and then to let them slip in unnoticed in their quest for a better life.
Food-allergy reactions range from hives and eczema to asthma, vomiting and anaphylaxis, a life-threatening reaction in which the body's major systems quickly shut down.
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The only way to stop a life-threatening reaction, called anaphylaxis, is an epinephrine auto-injector, which allergists recommend that everyone with severe food allergies should carry.
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