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Chapter 2
Common Causes
Introduction
Peanuts, peanuts, PEANUTS! With all of the attention peanut allergy gets, you’d think all other allergens were either non-existent or just not as serious. Although peanut allergy can be serious, so can ALL food allergies!
People can be allergic to many foods and substances. However, in Canada, 10 allergens are determined as “priority allergens” by Health Canada because of their prevalence and reaction severity, among other factors. These priority allergens are:
