What foods are tested in allergy testing?

According to the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE),~32 million people in the US have food allergies;~11%of population from the age group 18–26 has food allergies. ~40% of children in the country with food allergies are allergic to more than one food type. Every year in the US, 200,000 people require emergency medical care for allergic reactions caused due to food. The adoption of medical procedures to treat anaphylaxis or food allergies increased by 377% from 2007 to 2016 in the US.

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology stated that a significant part of the European population reports food allergy incidences. ~2–37% of adults in Europe have self-reported food allergies, and 1-19% adults perceive a food allergy to frequently consumed and commonly implicated foods. As per the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), a food allergy occurs in 4–8% of children, ~10% of infants, and ~2% of adults in Australia and New Zealand. The most common food allergies reported in the country are caused by eggs, cow milk, peanut, soy, fish, shellfish, tree nut, sesame, and wheat. Hospital admissions for severe food allergic reactions or anaphylaxis have doubled in the last decade in Australia, the US, and the UK. In Australia, there were greater number of hospital admissions for anaphylaxis due to food allergy in children aged 0–4 years. Thus, a rising number of food allergy cases globally have prompted public health authorities to take significant measures to control the number of food allergen cases. This further bolsters the growth of the food allergen testing market.

Key companies

Dicentra, Eurofins Scientific SE, Intertek Group plc, Mérieux NutriSciences, Microbac Laboratories Inc, Neogen Corporation, ALS Limited, Romer Labs Diagnostic Gmbh, SGS S.A., UV SUD SPB PTE. LTD. are among the well-established players present in the global food allergen testing market.