Food immunotherapy is increasingly practiced within the UK but at present is generally only available in private practice or within research trials
The objective of food immunotherapy is to raise the threshold of an allergic individual to inadvertent exposure. This requires regular oral ingestion or epicutaneous application
Immunotherapy is not without considerable risks and should only be undertaken under the supervision of experienced allergists in specialist centres
Although commercial peanut immunotherapy is licenced in the EU, it is not NICE approved at present
