Food Facts: What is a food allergy?
Channel: Institute of Food Technologists - IFT
Date: 2017-01-05

According to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), up to 15 million Americans have food allergies. Food allergies affect 1 in every 13 children under 18 years of age. That’s roughly two in every classroom. We all probably know someone who avoids certain foods for one reason or another, be it gluten-intolerance or a full-blown shellfish allergy, and this IFT Food Facts Video explains what exactly a food allergy is.

For more: http://www.ift.org/Knowledge-Center/Learn-About-Food-Science/Food-Facts/Whats-a-Food-Allergy.aspx