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FOOD ALLERGIES
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1-888-MPHotline or visit
www.fsis.usda.gov
Consumers who have a food
allergy or severe food sensitivity should always read ingredient labels. In
restaurants they should ask whether an allergy-causing ingredient is in the food.
A food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a certain food, usually within
minutes after the food has been consumed.
Symptoms may include throat swelling, breathing trouble or a rash.
Strictly avoiding the allergy-causing food is the only absolute way to avoid a reaction.
Several foods account for 90% of allergic reactions. They include peanuts, tree nuts
(walnuts, pecans, etc.), fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.
Persons who have a severe, life-threatening food allergy should always carry, and know how
to administer, prescription epinephrine.
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