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Allergen detection potential The study also highlighted the technology’s ability to detect allergen-containing foods.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 There was the soft cheese recall over listeria concerns and then over 500,000 boxes of mac and cheese were recalled for failing to list allergens.—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 More than 500,000 packages of macaroni and cheese sold at Aldi have been recalled over a potentially undeclared allergen.—James Powel, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Our products are certified organic, allergen-free, nutrient-dense.—Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for allergen
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Etymology
borrowed from German Allergen,, blend of allerg- (in Allergieallergy) and -gen (in Antigenantigen)