FAB recently commissioned an independent report exploring the current scientific and medical evidence for wheat allergy and intolerance. A toxic reaction, such as food poisoning, is generally the result of contamination of food by pathogenic micro-organisms and is usually short lived. Non toxic reactions are reproducible, unpleasant reactions to a specific food or food ingredient. The response to non-toxic reactions is either mediated by the immune system, in which case the term food allergy is used, or not mediated by the immune system in which case the term food intolerance is used. Food allergies are further divided into those which involve antibodies from the E family, and those which do not.
Food intolerance is further divided into enzymatic and pharmacological types.
The problem currently facing the medical profession and food industries is that there is no evidence about the cause of wheat intolerance making it almost impossible to effectively diagnose. For a full copy of the report, contact us.