Most Kids Tolerate Sesame and Sunflower Seeds Despite Suspected Allergy: New Data Reveal

USA: A new retrospective study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice provides important insights into the evaluation and outcomes of seed allergies in children. Conducted by Dr. Timothy M. Buckey and colleagues from the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the study reviewed nearly two decades of oral food challenge (OFC) data to better understand clinical reactivity to a range of seeds beyond sesame —an allergen now recognized as a major contributor to food allergy –related reactions. The analysis included 392 oral food challenges in 361 children, most of whom were boys and predominantly White. These challenges, performed between 2005 and 2024, covered eight seeds commonly associated with alle