Allergic Asthma

Flour Commonly Contaminated with a Major Cockroach Allergen

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 27th, 2000

Findings from a study demonstrate cockroach allergen in store-purchased flour packages is prevalent and could trigger baker's asthma, a common occupational health hazard for some people.

In allergic individuals, certain allergens, or triggers, can aggravate asthma episodes. Previous studies have documented cases of anaphylaxis that occurred after ingesting baked goods made with flour contaminated with Tenbrio molitors, a microscopic beetle found in flour, or with mites.

To test the flour, Christina Jaen, BS, Rosa Codina, PhD, and Richard F. Lockey, MD, director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of South Florida...

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