The board of the Food Standards Agency is taking the action in responseto a review of published scientific evidence on exposure to peanuts bythe independent Committee on Toxicity. This suggests that previousrecommendations are no longer supported by evidence.
Last year's report by the all-party House of Lords Science andTechnology committee found a lower incidence of peanut allergies incountries where babies are exposed to nuts (News, 27 September2007).
Until now the advice has been that where there is a family history ofallergy, children under the age of three, pregnant women or those whoare breastfeeding should avoid eating peanuts because of the higher riskof allergy.
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