allergen
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It meets regularly with Cava insiders to advise on topics such as how to safely add seafood to the menu, which is an allergen for some, Tolivar said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Benedict Blythe died after an accidental exposure to an allergen - cow's milk protein - while at Barnack Primary School, between Stamford and Peterborough, in December 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
If you’re never exposed to an allergen, you can’t develop an allergy, and this would result in fewer allergies in the community, the theory went.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025
"When you eliminate cockroaches, you eliminate their allergens. Small decreases in cockroaches don't lower allergen levels because the remaining live cockroaches deposit more allergens," Schal said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
Every touchable surface was a disease waiting to happen, every speck of dust an allergen poised to swell your nose and clog your ducts, every toothbrush bristle a bacterial playground.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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