Please click on the section below to learn more about the NPB's Peanut and Food Allergy Research and Education Initiatives

NPB Funded Peanut Allergy Research and Education
Below is a list of just some of the peanut allergy research and education projects that the National Peanut Board has allocated funding toward in an effort to help find solutions to peanut allergy issues.  Only those studies that have been published are included below.  If you would like more information about other NPB-funded projects that are currently ongoing, please contact Lisa Agostoni (Telephone 678-424-5756 orvia email at lmagostoni@nationalpeanutboard.org).

Research

A Consensus Protocol For The Determination Of The Threshold Doses For Allergenic Foods: How Much Is Too Much?
Taylor SL, Hefle SL, Bindslev-Jensen C, Atkins FM, Andre C, Bruijnzeel-Koomen C, Burks AW, Bush RK, Ebisawa M, Eigenmann PA, Host A, Hourihane JO, Isolauri E, Hill DJ, Knulst A, Lack G, Sampson HA, Moneret-Vautrin DA, Rance F, Vadas PA, Yunginger JW, Zeiger RS, Salminen JW, Madsen C, Abbott P.
University of Nebraska, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2004 May;34(5):689-95. Review.

Different Prevalence of Peanut Allergy in Children in Israel and UK is not Due to Differences in Atopy Du Toit G, Katz Y, Sasieni P, Nitzan Kaluski D, Irit Livne I, Lack G
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
February 2006 (Vol. 117, Issue 2 (Supplement), Page S33)

Peanut Allergy Vaccine
The National Peanut Board also funded research by Dr. Wesley Burks at Duke University for a peanut allergy vaccine.  This work paved the way for some of his current immunotherapy research, which could prove to be very promising for food allergy sufferers.

Education

The National Peanut Board also worked with the Food Allergy& Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) to fund a National Food Allergy Registry, A Food Allergy Management Training Program for Emergency Room Staff, and brochure on “Talking to Your Teen about Food Allergy.”  Most recently NPB teamed up with FAAN and Time for Kids to create a poster and teacher’s guide entitled, “Every Body’s Different” which was distributed to classrooms across the country.  The fun and informative poster integrates nutrition information as well as food allergy education. 

Annually, the Board also sponsors the FAAA's meeting; recognizing that food allergy research and support is a global necessity.  FAAA unites nonprofit organizations working in the field of food allergy around the world in order to exchange information, form partnerships, and advance key issues of importance to those with food allergy and anaphylaxis.