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6. ADVERSE REACTIONS TO FOOD
6.1 Introduction
Adverse food reactions in cats and dogs are mainly of people who are allergic to nuts and some other foods
expressed by pruritus and gastrointestinal signs. Acute have not been reported in relation to pet food.
anaphylactic reactions such as those seen in a minority
6.2 Definitions
6.2.1 Adverse reactions to food
An adverse reaction to a food is an abnormal or (called food allergy or hypersensitivity) or not immune
exaggerated clinical response to the ingestion of a mediated (called food intolerance) (Reedy et al. 1997).
food or food additive. It may be immune mediated
Figure VII-1. Classification of adverse reactions to food
Adverse reaction to food
May occur in all Occurs only in some
individuals who eat susceptible individuals
a sufficient quantity
of the food
Food
Toxic Microbiological Pharmacological hypersensitivity
Non-allergic Food allergy
food hypersensitivity
Aversion, avoidance and Unknown Metabolic IgE-mediated Non IgE-mediated
psychological intolerance mechanism abnormality food allergy food allergy
Source: ILSI Monograph Food Allergy 2003
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