Cochineal dye-induced immediate allergy: Review of Japanese cases and proposed new diagnostic chart

Cochineal dye-induced immediate allergy: Review of Japanese cases and proposed new diagnostic chart

Background: Cochineal dye is used worldwide as a red coloring in foods, drinks, cosmetics, quasi-drugs, and drugs. The main component of the red color is carminic acid (CA). Carmine is an aluminum- or calcium-chelated product of CA. CA and carmine usually contain contaminating proteins, including a...

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Main Authors: Naoko Takeo, Masashi Nakamura, Satoshi Nakayama, Osamu Okamoto, Naoki Sugimoto, Shinichi Sugiura, Nayu Sato, Susumu Harada, Masao Yamaguchi, Naoya Mitsui, Yumiko Kubota, Kayoko Suzuki, Makoto Terada, Akiyo Nagai, Junko Sowa-Osako, Yutaka Hatano, Hiroshi Akiyama, Akiko Yagami, Sakuhei Fujiwara, Kayoko Matsunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893018300339

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