It was reported by the Associated Press on January 26
11, New York, USA
A 25-year-old British professional dancer
Orla Basendale
After consuming cookies
Died of severe peanut allergy
The retailer involved announced on the 23rd that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to recall vanilla Florentia cookies sold in Danbury, Connecticut and Newnington stores from November 6 to December 31, 2023. The company said it had sold about 500 packs of holiday cookies.
Vanilla Florentia biscuits unlabeled "with peanuts" (Source: Social Media)
Orla, 25, is an excellent ballet, modern and Irish dancer, according to the report. He has performed at New York Fashion Week and Lincoln Center.
Peanut allergy has a high mortality rate
Why just eat ordinary peanuts
There will be such a big reaction
Even a life is gone?
Do you remember Howard in "The Big Bang Theory"? Howard suffered from severe allergies after eating oats containing peanuts by mistake, and his whole body immediately swollen.
A tiny peanut nearly killed Howard? One can't help but wonder if Howard offended the screenwriter halfway through, when in fact this is not an artistic exaggeration, the reality is worse than him.
In April 2021, according to US media reports, an actress named Giacalone suffered anaphylactic shock due to an allergic reaction to peanut butter pretzels, causing permanent brain damage due to improper rescue.
According to statistics, one in every 20 children worldwide has a food allergy, and the ratio of food allergies among adults is 50:1, and the main allergens include seafood, milk and eggs in addition to peanuts.
Peanuts are one of the important food allergens that can cause extremely severe allergic symptoms, and in severe cases, they may go into shock due to breathing obstruction.
Statistics show that 90% of deaths due to food allergies are caused by peanuts. In the UK, 1 in 200 people are allergic to peanuts. Some people can have a severe allergic reaction if they eat even very small amounts of peanuts or peanut oil.
30%~40% of the world's people are plagued by allergies
In recent years, the number of patients with allergic diseases has been increasing, and food allergies have also received more and more attention. Data shows that about 30%-40% of the world's people are plagued by various allergies, of which about 250 million people have food allergies.
What is the reason for the food allergies we encounter in daily life?
Yin Jia, director of the Department of Allergy (Allergic) Reactions at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said, "A real food allergy is an abnormal reaction of the body's immune system to food proteins, which are caused by a special class of antibodies (immunoglobulin E, or IgE) or immune cells in the body. ”
To put it simply, when non-bodily "foreign bodies" break in, the body's immune mechanisms respond accordingly to "eliminate" these invaders.
Wu Yongning, chairman of the Food Authenticity and Traceability Branch of the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology and chief technical engineer of the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, previously told the media that as of April 2016, a total of 297 food allergens have been identified and named by the International Federation of Immunization and the World Health Organization. Among them, there were 205 allergens in 62 types of plant-derived foods and 92 kinds of allergens in 40 types of animal-derived foods.
Wang Zixi, attending physician of the Department of Allergies (Allergies) at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said, "Humans can be allergic to almost any food, and the most common food allergens include: eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soybeans and wheat, according to statistics, these eight food allergens account for about 90% of the overall number of reactions." ”
Data map: Peanuts. Photo by China News Service reporter Ma Mingyan
To prevent food allergies, the most important thing is to "hide"
There is currently no effective treatment for food allergies. Once a food allergy is diagnosed, the best treatment is to actively avoid the food and any other foods that contain it.
The doctor reminds that once you find that you have "signs" of food allergies, you must see a doctor in time to check for allergens, etc., to avoid serious allergic reactions.
However, experts remind that for food allergies, you cannot blindly rely on a certain test and draw conclusions easily, and patients who suspect food allergies need to have a complete medical history taken by an experienced allergy (allergic) specialist, combined with the results of the examination, and carefully differential diagnosis.
Yin Jia said, "Some patients even need to undergo a food challenge in the allergy (allergic) reaction specialist to confirm the diagnosis, and then give reasonable medication and protection." ”
People who are diagnosed with food allergies should carry epinephrine with them as a life-saving medicine, and severe allergic reactions can even be life-threatening, so they should go to the hospital in time.
If you want to control allergic diseases, in addition to following the doctor's instructions for standardized treatment, you should also start with lifestyle habits and eating habits, especially to maintain a good attitude and learn to coexist peacefully with allergies.
Comprehensive: Overseas Network, China News Network, CCTV News Client, China News Service, Yangcheng Faction
Source: Chongqing Morning Post