Irradiation technology: An effective and promising strategy for eliminating food allergens

Mingfei Pan; Jingying Yang; Kaixin Liu; Xiaoqian Xie; Liping Hong; Shan Wang; Shuo Wang

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110578

Irradiation technology: An effective and promising strategy for eliminating food allergens

Food Res Int. 2021 Oct:148:110578. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110578. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Authors

Mingfei Pan¹, Jingying Yang¹, Kaixin Liu¹, Xiaoqian Xie¹, Liping Hong¹, Shan Wang¹, Shuo Wang²

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China. Electronic address: s.wang@tust.edu.cn.

PMID: 34507726
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110578

Abstract

Food allergies are one of the major health concerns worldwide and have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent times. The elimination of food allergenicity has been an important issue in current research on food. Irradiation is a typical nonthermal treatment technology that can effectively reduce the allergenicity of food, showing great application prospects in improving the quality and safety of foods. In this review, the mechanism and remarkable features of irradiation in the elimination of food allergens are mainly introduced, and the research progress on reducing the allergenicity of animal foods (milk, egg, fish and shrimp) and plant foods (soybean, peanut, wheat and nuts) using irradiation is summarized. Furthermore, the influencing factors for irradiation in the elimination of food allergens are analyzed and further research directions of irradiation desensitization technology are also discussed. This article aims to provide a reference for promoting the application of irradiation technology in improving the safety of foods.

Keywords: Animal and plant-derived food allergens; Food allergy; Food safety and quality; Irradiation technology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Allergens
Animals
Arachis
Food Hypersensitivity* / prevention & control
Nuts
Seafood

Substances

Allergens