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Food Print 200+ Food Sensitivity, Blood Spot

Test ID: FP200FS BS
Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Method

ELISA

Method Description

Food extracts are ‘printed’ onto nitrocellulose pads on a glass microscope slide, together with calibration standards and controls for each patient. Each food is tested in duplicate. A blood sample provided by the patient is diluted and dispensed onto each printed microarray. Food IgG antibodies, if present, bind to the food extracts and the results are measured by a high-resolution scanner, before being calibrated against the standards using a reporting software to give quantitative results. This software then produces a tailor-made report of the final food IgG antibody result for each food on the requested food panel.

Report Includes

Dairy & Eggs: alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, casein, buffalo milk, cow's milk, goat milk, sheep milk, egg white, and egg yolk.; Fish & Seafood: alga espaguette, alga spirulina, alga wakame, anchovy, barnacle, bass, carp, caviar, clam, cockle, cod, crab, cuttlefish, dorado, eel, haddock, hake, herring, lobster, mackerel, monkfish, mussel, octopus, oyster, perch, pike, plaice, razor clam, salmon, sardine, scallop, shrimp/prawn, sole, squid, swordfish, trout, tuna, turbot, and winkle.; Fruits: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape (black/red/white), grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, melon (honeydew), mulberry, nectarine, olive, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, raisin, raspberry, redcurrant, rhubarb, strawberry, tangerine, tomato, and watermelon.; Grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), couscous, durum wheat, flax seed, gliadin, malt, millet, oat, polenta, quinoa, rice, rye flour, spelt, transglutaminase, wheat, and wheat bran.; Herbs & Spices: aloe vera, aniseed, basil, bayleaf, camomile, cayenne, cinnamon, clove, coriander (leaf), cumin, curry (mixed spices), dill, garlic, ginger, ginkgo, ginseng, hops, liquorice, marjoram, mint, mustard seed, nettle, nutmeg, parsley, peppercorns (black/white), peppermint, red chilli, rosemary, saffron, sage, tarragon, thyme, and vanilla.; Meats: beef, billy goat, chicken, duck, horse, lamb, ostrich, ox, partridge, pork, quail, rabbit, turkey, veal, venison, and wild boar.; Nuts & Seeds: almond, brazil nut, cashew nut, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nut, peanut, pine nut, pistachio, tiger nut, and walnut.; Vegetables: amaranth, artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, bean (broad), bean (green), bean (red kidney), bean (white haricot), beetroot, broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, cabbage (red), caper, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chard, chickpea, chicory, cucumber, fennel (leaf), gourd (squash), leek, lentil, lettuce, marrow, onion, pea, peppers (mixed), potato, radish, rocket, shallot, soya bean, spinach, sweet potato, turnip, watercress, and yucca.; Others: agar agar, cane sugar, carob, chestnut, cocoa bean, coffee, cola nut, honey, mushroom, rapeseed, sesame seed, sunflower seed, tapioca, tea (black), tea (green), yeast (baker's), and yeast (brewer's).

Specimens

Blood Spot

Clinical Utility

This test provides a quantitative result for the presence of IgG food-specific antibodies to over 200 foods from a single finger prick blood sample.

Test Location

CanAlt,16 Falconer Dr, Unit 14, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N 3M1

Test Version

10-Mar-2025

Specimen

Specimens

Blood Spot

Sample Volume

2 Full Circles

Minimum Volume

10 ul

Additional Information

A specimen collection kit is available. To order a kit online, please register or login. For assistance or more information, please click here to send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

Stability

Ambient 1 Year

Rejection Criteria

Specimen Insufficient Sample

Test Version

10-Mar-2025

Performance / Interpretation

Method

ELISA

Method Description

Food extracts are ‘printed’ onto nitrocellulose pads on a glass microscope slide, together with calibration standards and controls for each patient. Each food is tested in duplicate. A blood sample provided by the patient is diluted and dispensed onto each printed microarray. Food IgG antibodies, if present, bind to the food extracts and the results are measured by a high-resolution scanner, before being calibrated against the standards using a reporting software to give quantitative results. This software then produces a tailor-made report of the final food IgG antibody result for each food on the requested food panel.

Turnaround Time

8 Days

Sample Reports

Test Location

CanAlt,16 Falconer Dr, Unit 14, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N 3M1

Test Version

10-Mar-2025

Interface / Setup

Sample Reports

Test Version

10-Mar-2025