BACKGROUND Peanuts and tree nut allergies pose an increasing food safety problem. The
aim of our study was to test the accuracy of different commercial enzyme‐linked …

Thermal processing techniques commonly used during food production have the potential to
impact food allergens by inducing physical and/or chemical changes to the proteins. English …

Labeling of food allergens in accordance with legal regulations is important to protect the
health of allergic consumers. The requirements for detecting allergens in foods involve …

Tree nuts, including walnuts, can be responsible for allergic reactions. Food manufacturers
have the responsibility to declare the presence of walnuts on packaged foods even when …

Nuts are considered healthy foods due to their high content of nutritional compounds with
functional properties. However, the list of the most allergenic foods includes tree nuts, and …

Hazelnut, pistachio and cashew are tree nuts with health benefits but also with allergenic
properties being prevalent food allergens in Europe. The allergic characteristics of these …

Walnut can trigger IgE-mediated food allergy and seriously endangers life quality and health
of walnut allergy patients. The objective of the study was to develop a specific and sensitive …

Walnuts are among the most common causes of tree nut allergy, a condition that affects 0.6-
1.14% of North Americans and can be associated with life threatening allergic reactions …

Background Allergenicity of foods can be influenced by processing. Tree nuts are an
important source of nutrition and increasingly consumed; however, processing methods are …

ABSTRACT “Tree nut” is a broad term for classification of nuts that include cashews,
almonds, hazelnuts, etc. Reports of mild to adverse immune reactions following the …