U.S. labs working on peanuts the allergic can eat Scientists hope to breed out most harmful proteins

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: April 28, 2002| Author: Philip Brasher | Copyright information

WASHINGTON--Could foods one day be made safe for allergy sufferers?

It won't happen anytime soon, but government scientists are making progress in taking some of the allergy-inducing compounds out of peanuts, the food that triggers the most dangerous reactions.

Agriculture Department researchers are scouring the government's vast seed banks for unused varieties of peanuts that are free of the allergy-inducing proteins. By crossing those varieties with popular commercial types, th...

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