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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2024

Precautionary Allergen Labeling: Avoidance for All?

Allison Schaible, Jamie Kabourek, Wendy Elverson, Carina Venter, Amanda Cox, Marion Groetch

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Allison SchaibleDivision of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1198, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Jamie KabourekFood Allergy Research and Resource Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Wendy ElversonDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Carina VenterSection of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, Co, USA.
Amanda CoxDivision of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1198, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Marion GroetchDivision of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1198, New York, NY, 10029, USA. Marion.groetch@mssm.edu.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USBoston Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewPrecautionary allergen labeling (PAL) suggests the risk of unintended allergen presence (UAP) in food but is unregulated in most countries and inconsistently applied by food manufacturers. This review evaluates the current use of PAL, its relevance to allergic consumers, and weighs possible advantages and disadvantages of avoiding products with PAL. RECENT

findingsIn most countries, manufacturers are free to decide whether, when, and how to apply PAL resulting in inconsistencies and consumer confusion. Patients with food allergy often interpret PAL incorrectly and without guidance from their health care providers. Health care providers are also prone to misinterpreting PAL, indicating a need for better education. Consumers desire guidance on whether to avoid products with PAL or not. Until further regulatory guidance is available, shared decision-making between patient and provider is required to offer individualized, rather than one-size-fits-all, approaches to PAL.

Indexed as

Food HypersensitivityFood LabelingAllergensFoodHealth PersonnelHumansAllergensAllergen avoidanceAllergen cross-contactFood allergyPrecautionary allergen labelingShared decision-makingUnintended allergen presence

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PMID38270804
OpenAlexW4391223940

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