PETALING JAYA: Going by the numbers, the picture isn’t pretty.
An estimated 33 million Americans have to put up with at least one food allergy, says the American Pharmacists Association.
Closer to home, Singapore has found that food allergies in children are on the rise, with more cases of adverse reactions to food such as egg and peanut.
The National University Hospital attended to an increasing number of children with food allergies – from about 300 in 2014 to 10,000 in 2022, according to a report in The Straits Times.
In Malaysia, doctors say that food allergy is no longer just a childhood “phase” or a minor rash after a meal.
As an increasing number of cases is identified in clinics, medical professionals believe that Malaysia must enh
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