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A Study on Food Allergy Occurrence and Parental Perceptions of Food Allergen Labeling System in School Food Service

식품알레르기 발생실태 및 학교급식 알레르기 유발식품 표시제에 대한 학부모 인식에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Eun-Joo (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ryu, Ho Kyung (Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
  • 이은주 (부산대학교 교육대학원 영양교육전공) ;
  • 류호경 (부산대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2016.08.11
  • Accepted : 2016.08.25
  • Published : 2016.08.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the prevalence of food allergies among kindergarten and elementary school children and their parents' perceptions of the Food Allergen Labeling System in school food service (FALSSFS). The surveys were conducted by the parents of children in Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. According to the results, the prevalence of food allergies among the children was 21.9% (current group 8.1% and experienced group 13.8%). The features of the food allergy of the children were as follows : The onset time of allergy was at 1-2 years for 59 children (40.7%), at 3-4 years for 41 children (28.3%), and the main symptoms of allergy were 'rash and skin hives' (47.1%) and 'itching' (30.2%). In terms of the family history, the prevalence of allergies among the mothers was the highest with a value of 31.9%. The allergenic foods were egg (14.7%), pork (11.6%), and milk (8.9%) in the order. Most of the parents had a low perception of the FALSSFS. 26.2% of the parents requested preventive education related to food allergies at school, making this the most requested item, followed by "helping students understand students with food allergies" with a value of 20.2%. The benefit of the FALSSFS was to increase the safety of school food and promote the emotional health of children with allergies.

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