• The guidelines were developed for healthcare professionals.
• In addition to important background information about food allergy, the guidelines contain 43 clinical recommendations that can help doctors determine whether you have food allergy and if you do, then customize your care. The guidelines provide the following information.
• Definitions of food allergy and disorders associated with food allergy.
• Descriptions of the development of food allergy and conditions associated with food allergy.
• Recommendations on
  • How to diagnose food allergy and what tests to use
  • How to manage non-life-threatening allergic reactions
  • How to diagnose and manage potentially life-threatening food-induced anaphylaxis and other acute reactions

• The guidelines also provide information to enable your doctor to distinguish food allergy from food intolerance.
• In the United States, the most common food allergens are egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, crustacean shellfish, fish, and soy. Food allergy is more common in children than in adults.
• Most children will outgrow allergies to milk, egg, soy, and wheat. Allergies to peanut or tree nuts are often lifelong. A food allergy that starts in adulthood, such as an allergy to shellfish, also tends to be lifelong.
• Food allergy often co-exists with other diseases, such as asthma, eczema (atopic dermatitis), and eosinophilic esophagitis.
• Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may result in death.
• The NIAID hopes the new guidelines will help physicians identify and manage food allergies.
• President Obama signed the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act into law (FAAMA).
• Since FAAMA was passed now there are guidelines for the country for schools to manage food allergies in the schools.

Read more at : http://healthandmedicinefoundation.org/new-guidelines-for-handling-food-allergies.htm