Cross-reactivity of cashew and pistachio pecan walnut has been reported in the past. We hypothesized that oral immunotherapy (OIT) lead to desensitization, respectively. Chart review was done on patients who underwent or OIT using a previously published protocol at New England Food Allergy Treatment Center from 2014 2019. Following protocol, every patient offered challenge after reaching mainte...

The distribution of aflatoxin concentration has been measured by sampling 19 process streams ranging from 1 to 1000 nuts/sample. The 19 streams comprise substantially the entire sorted product of one producer for crop year 1992. Similar results were obtained by another producer for 1993. The fraction of total aflatoxin accounted for by each process stream was computed. It was concluded that 90%...

The recent multi-year droughts in California have highlighted the heightened risk of longer and more intense droughts, thus increasing interest understanding potential impacts for major economic activities, such as agriculture. This study examines changes cropping pattern California’s Central Valley between 2007 2016 response to two consecutive (2007–2009 2012–2016), factors driving these chang...

Food quality is a topic of utmost importance as more and emphasis placed on rather than quantity products. Previous studies have pointed out the interaction with harvest year. In this study, 22 Pistacia vera (Greek ‘Aegina’ variety) samples (11 from 2017 11 2018) were differentiated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (a) diffuse reflectance (DRIFTS) (b) KBr/sample disk techniq...