... food or food component that will cause an adverse reaction The standard treatment for food allergies and sensitivities is the removal of the offending food from the diet For such consumers, food ... intoxication, Clin Toxicol., 27, 225, 1989 Taylor, S L., Food allergies and related adverse reactions to foods: a food science perspective, in Food Allergies and Adverse Reactions, Perkin, J E., Ed., Aspen, ... might still exist in the foods that they consume Food allergies and sensitivities can be collectively referred to as “individualistic adverse reactions” to foods These food- related illnesses are...