Food Intolerance Test

How does food intolerance develop?

After food is taken into the body, it goes through a series of digestive stages until it is broken down and enters the blood. Food that is broken down in the intestine into its smallest building blocks (amino acids) is transferred to the blood by absorption; however, due to disorders in the gut flora and temporary intestinal syndromes, food passes into the blood without being fully broken down. Food intolerance occurs through non-immune mechanisms; the presence of IgG against food is normal.

How does food intolerance differ from food allergy?

Food intolerance and food allergy are adverse food reactions. An adverse food reaction refers to clinically abnormal responses to food taken into the body. Food intolerance is a non-allergic adverse food reaction. In the article written in 1991 by the allergy specialist Kaplan, which gave this definition, the first point to understand about intolerance in relation to allergic conditions is that traditional allergies and food intolerance are not the same thing.

How common is food intolerance?

Classic, known food allergy is relatively rare. In the UK population, food allergy has been diagnosed in only an estimated 2.5% of adults and 8% of children. However, according to Allergy UK, a pioneer in this field, 45% of the population is affected by food intolerance, and according to the World Health Organization, half of the world's population, that is, 1 in every 2 people, is affected by food intolerance.

Manufacturer of the Test

Alertfood Food Intolerance tests are produced by Biomerica Inc., one of the leading companies in the United States. In its 40 years of production, Biomerica Inc. has left its mark on the healthcare sector as a company of innovations and firsts. With more than 40 years of manufacturing experience in in-vitro diagnostics (laboratory tests), Biomerica produces different food-specific IgG panels according to the different dietary habits around the world. It has carried out AlertFood Food Intolerance testing in 80 countries worldwide. Food intolerance tests consist of many different food-specific IgG panels such as Alertfood, Far East, Russia, Mediterranean, French and food additives. The AlertFood Food Intolerance test panel, specially selected and produced for our country, consists entirely of foods suited to our dietary culture.

Features of the Test

1. The only FDA-approved test, whose reliability is accepted at the highest level by health authorities worldwide
2. Has been performed on 3 million people in 80 countries worldwide
3. There is no validated reference range for this test; do not remove foods from your diet based on the result.

Certificates of Biomerica, the Manufacturer of the AlertFood Test

It is the only FDA-approved test in the world, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA does not grant approval to any test that has not proven its reliability and sensitivity to be above 98%. Our test proves with its FDA document that its reliability and sensitivity are above 98%.

1. Certification ISO9001:2000
2. Certification ISO13485:2003
3. European InVitro Diagnostic Directive 98/79/EC
4. American Food And Drug Administration (FDA)

*Sample type: Blood sample