Food allergies or food hypersensitivities are due to IgE-mediated or non-IgE mediated immune mechanisms (1). Food allergy can be precipitated by IgE antibody production against food antigens resulting in the release of pro-inflammatory mediators.  IgE-mediated allergy is the cause of immediate, life-threatening reactions. Food allergy can also be precipitated by a cell-mediated reaction, in which lymphocytes play a key role in promoting the inflammatory process (2). The term atopy is used