Allergen-free peanuts on the horizon?

Fingers are crossed in North Carolina, where researcher Mohamed Ahmedna is tentatively thinking he may have discovered a way to nullify peanut allergies for the millions of people who suffer them every year. It involves using a food enzyme to deactivate the specific allergens that cause people all the trouble. Without those allergens peanuts would be safe to eat and safe to use in processing without worry of allergic reactions.

The tests that have been done so far have only been on serums drawn from severely allergic people, and since those showed no reaction the next step is full-fledged human trials. Cross your fingers!


Via Slashfood