Dr. Sicherer of the Mount Sinai Jaffe Food Allergy Institute discusses the importance of being educated on how to diagnose, manage and avoid food allergies. For instance, cross-contact occurs when an "unsafe" food allergen accidentally comes in contact with a "safe" food. One example of this is when a knife used to spread peanut butter is dipped in the jelly jar, tainting the jelly with peanut protein. To avoid this issue, parents should keep a separate jelly jar for the child with allergies, and/or they can make sure that only clean knives are used in Jelly.
The mission of the Institute is to expand and improve basic science and clinical research, comprehensive patient care, and educational efforts in the field of food allergy. Researchers at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute are performing cutting-edge research in virtually every facet of food-allergic disorders. In the clinical realm, studies are ongoing to characterize the clinical features of a growing spectrum of food allergic disease, to understand why food allergy is increasing, and to determine better methods to diagnose, treat, and hopefully prevent these disorders.
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