Not exact matches
In fact, the FDA's FALCPA (
Food Allergy Labeling Consumer Protection Act) Guidance documents specifically note that «FDA is aware that sandwich
ELISA methods [currently available
testing] do not adequately detect gluten in fermented and hydrolyzed
foods.
You will often see
food allergy test (
ELISA blood
test) results in candida patients revealing an
allergy to one or even several
foods.
You can get these type of
food sensitivity
tests from companies like ALCAT and Metametrix, or you can get a
test called an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (
ELISA) methodology, which
tests allergies and sensitivities to a variety of common allergens.
After ruling out the other possible causes mentioned above such as
food allergy and fleas, a veterinarian could
test the dog for various allergens using an
ELISA or RAST
test in the same way humans are
tested for
allergies.
Blood
tests such as the RAST
test or the
ELISA test can be performed to screen for
food allergies.