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Has it been determined that person can have a honey allergy?

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Dr. Michael Zacharisen answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Yes: The components in honey that can trigger allergic reactions in 22 patients studied included: 60% allergic to weed pollen, 75% allergic to dandelion honey; and 41% allergic to bee venom. A paper from 1992 published in the journal allergy: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/1590566.

Answered 12/24/2017

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