Appendix D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AAAAI |
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology |
| AAFA |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ACAA |
Air Carrier Access Act |
| ACAAI |
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology |
| ACD |
allergic contact dermatitis |
| ACP |
allergen control plan |
| AD |
atopic dermatitis |
| ADA |
American Diabetes Association |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| aOR |
adjusted odds ratio |
| AP |
allergenic proctocolitis |
| APC |
antigen-presenting cell |
| APT |
atopy patch test |
| ASCIA |
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy |
| BAT |
basophil activation test |
| BEAT |
Beating Egg Allergy Trial |
| CAC |
Codex Alimentarius Commission |
| CCP |
critical control point |
| CD14 |
cluster of differentiation 14 |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CRD |
component resolved diagnostics |
| DBPCOFC |
double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenge |
| DC |
dendritic cell |
| DMP |
differentially methylated probe |
| DOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
| DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| EAACI |
European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology |
| EAT |
Enquiring About Tolerance |
| ECHO |
Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes |
| ED |
eliciting dose |
| EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
| EG |
eosinophilic gastroenteritis |
| EHF |
extensively hydrolyzed cow’s milk formula |
| ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EoE |
eosinophilic esophagitis |
| EPIT |
epicutaneous immunotherapy |
| ESPGHAN |
European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition |
| EU |
European Union |
| EWAS |
epigenome-wide association study |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FALCPA |
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act |
| FAMPP |
Food Allergy Management and Prevention Plans |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FDEIA |
food-dependent, exercise-induced allergy |
| FNS |
U.S. Food and Nutrition Service |
| FPIES |
food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome |
| FSIS |
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| FSMA |
Food Safety Modernization Act |
| GI |
gastrointestinal |
| GINI |
German Infant Nutritional Intervention |
| GWAS |
genome-wide association study |
| GxE |
genome–environment |
| HACCP |
hazard analysis and critical control point |
| HEAP |
Hen’s Egg Allergy Prevention |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HLA |
human leucocyte antigen |
| HRQL |
health-related quality of life |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICN |
Institute of Child Nutrition |
| ICSA |
interval censoring survival analysis |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
individualized education program |
| IFN |
interferon |
| IgE |
immunoglobulin E |
| ILSI-EU |
International Life Sciences Institute-Europe |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| ITP |
Interstate Travel Program |
| JCAAI |
Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology |
| LEAP |
Learning Early About Peanut Allergy |
| LOAEL |
lowest-observed-adverse-effect level |
| MAPK |
mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MED |
minimal eliciting done |
| Mis-BAIR |
Melbourne Infant Study-BCG for Allergy and Infection Reduction |
| MMR |
measles, mumps, rubella |
| NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
| NEISS |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System |
| NHAMCS |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHDS |
National Hospital Discharge Survey |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NOAEL |
no-observed-adverse-effect level |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NSAID |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OFC |
oral food challenge |
| OIT |
oral immunotherapy |
| OR |
odds ratio |
| PAL |
precautionary allergen labeling |
| PASTURE |
Protection against Allergy Study in Rural Environments |
| PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| PFAS |
pollen-associated food allergy syndrome |
| PHF |
partially hydrolyzed formula |
| PIFA |
Prevalence of Infant Food Allergy; Pertussis Immunisation and Food Allergy |
| PreventADALL |
Preventing Atopic Dermatitis and Allergies in Children |
| PRISMA |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses |
| RAST |
radioallergosorbent test |
| RCT |
randomized controlled trial |
| RFR |
Reportable Food Registry |
| RR |
relative risk |
| sIgE |
allergen-specific IgE (or food-specific IgE) |
| SLIT |
sublingual immunotherapy |
| SNP |
single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| SPT |
skin prick test |
| STEP |
Starting Time for Egg Protein |
| SyMBIOTA |
Synergy in Microbiota |
| TNO |
Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research |
| TTB |
U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau |
| TWG |
Threshold Working Group |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| VDR |
vitamin D receptor |
| VITAL® |
Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labeling |
| WAO |
World Allergy Organization |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
