Revisiting Oral Tolerance to Peanut Allergens

The complexities associated with food allergens were recently heightened in a proposed pharmaceutical agent. Purportedly, this agent would allow those with peanut allergies to consume this nut, possibly without adverse events such as gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory distress, rhinitis, or some forms of dermatitis. Peanut allergy is among the most common food allergies; it impacts nearly 5% of school-age children, according to a 2014 report (Bunyavanich, Rifas-Shiman, Platts-Mills, et al. 2…