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Abstract Because developments of modification in nutritional in food technology,the evolution of habits and preservation techniques and the importation of agricultural production permit the consumption of the same foods all year round. Therefore; the frequency of food allergy and false food allergies including reactions to additives,is likely to increase. The extensive use of chemical substances in foods, drugs,cosmetics, and other contact substances may facilitate hypersensitivity of into 1 erance. ”2.,:3,.&;>,. ~ .. 193 Studies of the ~ncidence of these diseases are rare- and still insufficient .. 1nde~d,many allergologists are not familiar with diagnostic tests of food allergy and fe~ of them carry on the oral challenges ~ith additiv~s that prove intolerance~ Moreover the labelling of food additives is not practiced in most countries and most physicians are not aware of their potE’nt~al involvement in the obse-rved symptoms. The prE’sent study is an attempt to clarify the concept oi food additiVE’S intolerance among one of alle>rgic group diseases;asthmatic patients. |