A survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome

Abstract

Over the past year and a half, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has set off a cascade of new challenges to the health, safety, and economic stability of families around the world. Given limitations in accessing safe food and decreased options for emergency assistance, food-allergic individuals have been identified as particularly vulnerable to food insecurity during COVID-19.1 Whereas prior studies have considered this issue in the context of immunoglobulin E (IgE)–mediated food allergies, food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is another serious food allergy affecting over 900,000 North Americans, which should be considered as a risk factor for food insecurity during times of disruption.