Baby Food Allergies

There is growing evidence that many factors in the environment play a role in allergies developing in babies. The first foods your baby is introduced to and how early they are introduced to them can play a critical role in whether your child will develop a food allergy.

Did you know? Milk protein is one of the most common allergens affecting babies during the first six months of life. 

Did you know? Guidelines have changed for when to introduce your baby to eggs, wheat, fish, and foods containing peanuts. Offering your baby these foods early, from around six months of age, may actually help prevent food allergy.

Recent research on food allergies has led to new recommendations for the introduction of commonly allergenic foods once babies start eating solid food. Confused? Read on for some common questions and answers that explain the latest guidelines.