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Flax allergy

In the body: An allergy is the immune system reacting to the food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on one reviewed food, ground flaxseed.

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

  • The agency’s figureno agency dose value
  • Basisallergen (not one of Canada's priority allergens)
  • Source Health Canada 2024

Reviewed foods that carry it

1 reviewed food carries it; none is rated by dose.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Flaxseed, ground

    Context

    Health Canada 2024 · grade B

    How it’s rated

    Shown as context: person-specific. Flax is not on Health Canada's list of priority food allergens.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: Health Canada NHP monograph cites Leon et al. 2003 (anaphylaxis to Linum); Koizumi 2014 (anaphylaxis to linseed in bread) was NOT found in the monograph text and is unverified

Sources