Oral Alpan, Richard L. Wasserman, Theodore Kim, Amy Darter, Atul Shah, Douglas Jones, Donald McNeil, Henry Li, Laura Ispas, Melinda Rathkopf, Elena Perez, Dareen Siri, Maeve O’Connor, Matthew Plassmeyer, Kimberly Romito, Christina Pettibone, Sean O’Reilly, Søren Ulrik Sønder, and Gerald Marti.
Food allergy is a global health problem affecting up to 10% of the world population. Accurate diagnosis of food allergies, however, is still a major challenge in medical offices and for patients seeking alternative avenues of diagnosis. A flawless test to confirm or rule out a food allergy does not exist. The lack of optimum testing methods to establish precise clinical correlations remains a major obstacle to effective treatment. Certain IgE measurement methods, including component testing, have received FDA clearance.