Food ____ are common. Eight things cause about 90% of all food ____. These include milk (mostly in children), eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (like walnuts, ____ and pecans), soy, ____ (gluten), fish and ____ (mostly in adults). Dip into hot ____ or spicy ____, and your nose starts running, beans give you gas. If you're ____ intolerant, you expect diarrhoea with dairy. Most people have reactions to foods like these occasionally, but they're usually just intolerances; they aren't caused by your immune system. A food allergy is different. Your body mistakes ____ food as something that could make you sick. When you eat something you're allergic to, your ____ system responds to protect you. You might get a skin rash or itchy eyes, or you could have a reaction that leaves you ____ for breath. Food allergies are a concern, but you can manage them. One of the best things you can do is avoid your ____ foods and study the menus and ingredients on food ____. All those working in the food industry must make these allergens clear to customers; it is a ____ requirement and an essential part of food safety.

FOOD ALLERGIES

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