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Grains

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f6 Barley
f90 Malt
f11 Buckwheat
f8 Maize, Corn, Polenta
f7 Oats
f9 Rice
f55 Common Millet, proso
f56 Italian, Foxtail Millet
f57 Japanese Millet, cockspur, Barnyard
f5 Rye
f4 Wheat
f79 Gluten

Legume

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Rf287 Red kidney bean
f15 White bean
f14 Soybean
Rf297 Acacia Gum Arabic
Rf296 Carob bean
Rf305 Fenugreek, Greek fennell (See "spice")
Rf246 Guar gum
Rf298 Tragacanth gum
f12 Lentil
f12 Pea
f13 Peanut

 

Seeds and Nuts

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f20 Almond
Amygdalus communis
f18 Brazil nut
Bertholletia excelsa
Rf202 Cashew nut
Anacardium occidentale
Rf299 Chestnut
Castanea sativa
f36 Coconut
Cocos nucifera
f17 Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Rf201 Pecan nut
Carya illinoensis
Rf253 Pine nut
Pinus edulis
Rf203 Pistachio
Pistacia vera
Rf224 Poppy seed
Papaver somniferun
Rf226 Pumpkin seed
Cucurbita pepo
f10 Sesame seed
Sesamum indicum
Rf227 Sugar-beet seed
Beta vulgaris
Rf256 Walnut
Juglans spp

 

Fish Allergens

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Rf313 Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
f3 Cod
Gadus morhua
f264 Eel
Anguilla anguilla
Rf307 Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Rf303 Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
f205 Herring
Clupea harengus
f60 Jack mackerel /Scad
Trachurus japonicus
Rf206 Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
f5O Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
Rf311 Megrim /whiff
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
f254 Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
f204 Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
f41 Salmon
Salmo salar
f61 Sardine / Japanese pilchard
Sardinops melanosticta
Rf308 Sardine /Pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
Rf312 Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
f40 Tuna (yellow fin)
Thunnus albacares
p4 Anisakis

 

Crustacea/molluscs

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f23 Crab
Cancer pagurus
f80 Lobster
Homarus gammarus
f24 Pink Shrimp / Deepwater Prawn
Pandalus borealis
Rf304 Spiny lobster / langust
Palinurus spp.
f37 Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
f59 Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Rf290 Oyster
Ostrea edulis
Rf314 Snail , escargot
Helix aspersa
Rf258 Squid
Loglio spp.
f58 Squid /Flying squid
Todarodes pacificus

 

Milk and Milk Products

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f76 a-lactalbumin
f77 B-lactalbumin
Rf231 Boiled cow's
f78 Casein
f81 Cheese, Cheddar-type
f82 Cheese, mold
f2 Cow's milk
Rf300 Goat's milk
Rf286 Mare's milk
Rf236 Whey

 

Egg and Fowl

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Egg and Constituents
f1 Egg-white
f75 Egg yolk
Rf232 Ovalbumin
Rf233 Ovomucoid
Rk208 Lysozyme
Fowl
f83 Chicken
Gallus spp.
Rf284 Turkey
Meleagris spp.
Bird-egg Syndrome
Egg Crossreactivity

 

Tree Pollen

t1 Box-elder
Acer negundo
t2 Grey alder
Alnus incana
t3 Common silver birch
Betula verrucosa
t4 Hazel
Corylus avellana
t5 American beech
Fagus grandifolio
t6 Mountain juniper
Juniperus sabinoides
t7 Oak
Quercus alba
t8 Elm
Ulmus americana
t9 Olive
Olea europaea
t10 Walnut
Juglans californica
t11 Maple leaf sycamore, London plane
Platanus acerifolia
t12 Willow
Salix caprea
t14 Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
t15 White ash
Fraxinus americana
t16 White pine
Pinus strobus
t17 Japanese cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
t18 Eucalyptus, Gum-tree
Eucalyptus spp.
t19 Acacia
Acacia longifolia
t20 Mesquite
Prosopis juliflora
t21 Melaleuca, Cajeput-tree
Melaleuca leucadendron
t22 Pecan, Hickory
Carya pecan
t23 Italian / Mediterranean /
Funeral cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
t70 Mulberry
Morus alba
t72 Queen Palm
Arecastrum roman-
zoffianum
t73 Australian pine
Casuarina equisetifolia

 

Mite Allergens

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d1 House dust mite
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
d2 House dust mite
Dermatophagoides farinae
d3 House dust mite
Dermatophagoides microceras
d70 Storage mite
Acarus siro
d71 Storage mite
Lepidoglyphus destructor
d72 Storage mite
Tyrophagus putrescentiae
d73 Storage mite
Glycophagus domesticus
d74 House dust mite
Euroglyphus maynei

 

House Dust

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h1 Greer Lans., Inc.
h2 Hollister-Stier Labs.
h3 Bencard
h4 Allergopharma

 

Venoms

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i1 Honeybee
Apis mellifera
i5 Yellow hornet, yellow-faced hornet (Amer), wasp (GB)
Dolichovespula arenaria
i2 White-faced or bald faced hornet (Amer/Eur), wasp (GB)
Dolichovespula maculata
i4 Paper wasp (Eur/Amer), wasp (Amer)
Polistes species
i75 Hornet , European hornet (Amer)
Vespa crabro
i3 Yellow jacket (Amer & Eur),
common wasp (Eur)
Vespula species
i70 Fire ant/Scad
Solenopsis invicta
Rk203 Phospholipase

 

Occupational Allergens

  
k70 Green coffee bean
k71 Castor bean
k72 Ispaghula
k73 Silk waste
k74 Silk (Bombyx mori)
Chemical Allergens
Isocynates
k75 TDI Toluene diisocyanate
k76 MDI Methyl diphenyl diisocyanate
k77 HDI Hemamethylene diisocyanate
k78 Ethylene oxide
k79 Phthalmic anhydride
k80 Formaldehyde / Formalin
k81 Ficus spp.
k82 Latex, Hevea braziliensis
k83 Cotton seed
k84 Sunflower seed
k85 Chloramin T
k86 Trimellitic Anhydride, TMA
k87 Alpha-amylase