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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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Series: | Allergology International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893018300339 |