The presence of substances potentially allergisantes is mentioned on the tag of the small pots. All ingredients being apparently pointed out, simple recommendations of the doctor allow to the parents to choose food in complete safety as the allergic child or at risk of allergy.

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Food allergies preoccupy doctors and parents; on one hand, because their prevalency is in increase in all countries; on the other hand, because they often touch the children more than the adults prevalency of food allergy in Europe varies, according to studies, from 1,8 % to 4,4 % any merged ages. In France, it is estimated at 2,1-3,8 %17]

Food allergies start in the majority of cases during childhood. In the United States, they touch between 6 and 8 % children of less than two years. The increase of food allergies is linked to various genetic and environmental factors, among which it is possible to name the age of the first exhibition and the appearance of new food as the exotic fruits.

Five food is responsible for more than three quarters of food allergies at the child in France [8]: the egg: 36 %; the peanut: 24 %; the cow's milk: 8 %; the mustard: 6 %; fish (cod): 4 %.

Before the age of three years, both food most often accused is the milk and the eggs.

The peanut, which poses the most serious problems, is the first food allergen to most than three years. The hazelnut, the kiwi, shrimps, peas, lenses, almonds, the soya are also known for their power allergisant

Caution is obvious at the children's who are allergic or belong to families of allergic. They indeed know that the risk of developing an allergy is higher in that case. Good knowledge of the most frequent food allergens at the child and crossed allergies is also important.