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Rising Food Allergies Drive a Swelling Specialty Market

'Free-from' foods will bring in $3.9B this year

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2008 12:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – As the number of people with allergies soars, so does the “free-from” food market—that is, foods that avoid common allergens like peanuts, the Washington Post reports. Specialty foods are expected to bring in $3.9 billion this year, a study says, while gluten-free...   Read full story »

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