By Jenifer Goodwin MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Many
young children who are allergic to milk, eggs and peanuts have
serious reactions after accidental exposures caused by misread
labels, cross-contact between foods or mistakes in food
preparation, a new study finds. The reactions occur in spite of
parents being aware of the allergies and educated about the
potential seriousness of them -- a finding that experts say
highlights the need for even greater vigilance to protect
children from life-threatening exposures. "The rate of reaction
was higher than most of us would have anticipated," said Dr.
James Fagin, director of the Pediatric Asthma Center at Cohen
Children's Hospital of New York, who was not involved with the
research. "It tells us we are not doing a good enough job
educating the families about food allergies and avoidance
techniques." The study tracked more than 500 infants with food
allergies aged 3 months to 15 months from five U.S. metropolitan
areas for three years. During that time, 72 pe