title: Allergic and immunologic reactions to food additives.
abstract: For centuries, food additives have been used for flavouring, colouring and extension of the useful shelf life of food, as well as the promotion of food safety. During the last 20 years, the studies implicating the additives contained in foods and medicine as a causative factor of allergic reactions have been proliferated considerably. In this review, we aimed to overview all of the food additives which were approved to consume in EU and find out how common and serious allergic reactions come into existence following the consuming of food additives.
authors.affiliation: Medical Biochemistry Department, Medical Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Cunur, Isparta, Turkey. drfatih2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gultekin
authors.forename: Duygu Kumbul
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Doguc
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D005062:European Union; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D005503:Food Additives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D005503:Food Additives