allergen
Example Sentences
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These chemicals are released by white blood cells when the airways are irritated or exposed to allergens.
From Science Daily
If something does contain common allergens like eggs, dairy or gluten, I’ll note it on the card.
From Salon
Logging on to Deliveroo while in Cardiff, the BBC checked some of these takeaways by pressing the "allergens and info" option, which gives you the registered address of the company providing your food.
From BBC
The update report included details of two investigations into businesses, which are not named, that are alleged to have breached guidelines relating to food allergens, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
From BBC
Another wave of change hit shelves beginning around 2010 as more consumers started to hunt for organic foods and those free from allergens, gluten and genetically modified organisms, according to Mintel’s Dornblaser.
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