Peril in Allergen-Free Food Products, Chicago Tribune Special Report Finds
If you’re a parent of a food-allergic child, the phrase, “Let the buyer beware,” can’t be more true. An alarming number of products sold as allergen-free actually contain harmful amounts of allergens, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found – and American children with food allergies end up suffering unnecessary reactions, including life-threatening reactions that send them to the hospital.
This news comes on the heels of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that found that food allergies among children in the United States are on the rise, having increased 18 percent from 1997 to 2007.
