Oral food challenge

An oral food challenge is a method for determining if a person has a specific food allergy. It involves giving increasing amounts of a food and watching to see if an allergic reaction occurs. They are potentially dangerous.^[1]: 15

Oral food challenge
Purpose	Detect a specific food allergy

References

1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (May 2011). "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States" (PDF).