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| | Food Standards Agency - Eat well, be well - Types of allergy and intolerance |
 | | They are: milk, eggs, peanuts (groundnuts or monkey nuts), nuts (including Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts), fish, shellfish (including mussels, crab and shrimps), soya and wheat. |
 | | In children, the most common allergic reactions to food are to milk, peanuts, nuts, eggs, soya and wheat. |
 | | In adults, most allergic reactions are to peanuts, nuts, fish, shellfish and wheat. |
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