Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Guidelines that discuss influenza vaccination in egg-allergic individuals are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Seasonal influenza vaccination".)
Other links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)".)
International
●Practice guidelines for prevention and management of allergic reactions to food in child care centers and schools (2021)
●American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI); American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI); Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA); Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI); European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI); Israel Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (IAACI); Japanese Society for Allergology (JSA); Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD); and World Allergy Organization (WAO): Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infants (2015)
●WAO-Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)-Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN): Consensus document on molecular-based allergy diagnostics (2013)
●International Consensus (ICON): Food allergy (2012)
●WAO: Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) – Guidelines (2010)
Canada
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on dietary exposures and allergy prevention in high-risk infants (2021)
●CPS: Practice point on timing of introduction of allergenic solids for infants at high risk (2019, updated 2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't perform screening panels (IgE tests) for food allergies without previous consideration of the pertinent medical history (2016)
United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report for the management of food allergy in the school setting (2010, reaffirmed 2020)
●Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters (JTFPP): Peanut allergy diagnosis – A 2020 practice parameter update, systematic review, and GRADE analysis (2020)
●American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI): Food allergy guidance in the United States military (2018)
●AAAAI: The allergist's role in anaphylaxis and food allergy management in the school and childcare setting (2017)
●European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and AAAAI: PRACTALL document on precision medicine in allergic disease – Food allergy, drug allergy, and anaphylaxis (2017)
●National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States (2017)
●AAAAI: Conducting an oral food challenge to peanut in an infant (2016)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't perform food IgE testing without a history consistent with potential IgE-mediated food allergy (2014)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't perform screening panels for food allergies without previous consideration of medical history (2014)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely order low- or iso-osmolar radiocontrast media or pretreat with corticosteroids and antihistamines for patients with a history of seafood allergy, who require radiocontrast media (2014)
●AAAAI; American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI); Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (JCAAI): Food allergy – A practice parameter, update (2014)
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Voluntary guidelines for managing food allergies in schools and early care and education programs (2013)
●NIAID: Guidelines for clinicians and patients for diagnosis and management of food allergy in the United States (2010)
Europe
●European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI): Diagnosis and management of non-IgE gastrointestinal allergies in breastfed infants – Position paper (2019)
●EAACI: Food processing and occupational respiratory allergy – Position paper (2019)
●EAACI: Guidelines on allergen immunotherapy − IgE-mediated food allergy (2018)
●EAACI and American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI): PRACTALL document on precision medicine in allergic disease - Food allergy, drug allergy, and anaphylaxis (2017)
●EAACI: Position paper – Food allergy due to immunological cross-reactions with common inhalant allergens (2015)
●EAACI: Food allergy and anaphylaxis guidelines – Diagnosis and management of food allergy (2014)
●EAACI: Food allergy and anaphylaxis guidelines – Food allergy health-related quality of life measures (2014)
●EAACI: Food allergy and anaphylaxis guidelines – Managing patients with food allergy in the community (2014)
●EAACI: Food allergy and anaphylaxis guidelines – Primary prevention of food allergy (2014)
United Kingdom
●British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI): Guideline for the diagnosis and management of peanut and tree nut allergy (2017)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard – Food allergy (2016)
●BSACI: Guideline for the diagnosis and management of cow's milk allergy (2014)
●NICE: Clinical guideline on food allergy in under 19s – Assessment and diagnosis (2011)
●Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): Allergy care pathways for children – Food allergy (2011)
Australia-New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Allergen immunotherapy should not yet be used for routine treatment of food allergy – research in this area is ongoing
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't delay introduction of solid foods to infants – ASCIA guidelines for infant feeding and allergy prevention recommend introduction of solid foods to infants, around 6 months of age
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Food specific IgE testing should not be performed without a clinical history suggestive of IgE-mediated food allergy
●Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): Infant feeding and allergy prevention clinical update (2018)
•ASCIA: Guidelines – Infant feeding and allergy prevention (2016)
●ASCIA: Guide for introduction or peanut to infants with severe eczema and/or food allergy (2017)
●ASCIA: Lupin allergy (2015)
Japan
●Committee for Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Food Allergy (JPGFA), Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JSPACI), and Japanese Society of Allergology (JSA): Japanese guidelines for food allergy (2017)
