evidence: - According to a 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 5.8% of children aged 0–17 are diagnosed with a food allergy. [...] - In a cohort of predominantly Black (69 percent) and Hispanic (21 percent) children born in urban centers, 10 percent of the children who had a family history of hay fever, eczema or asthma were allergic to eggs, milk, or peanuts. [...] - In a 2013–2014 survey of over 600 schools participating in a program to provide undesignated (stock) epinephrine for emergency use, more than 10 percent reported at least one case of anaphylaxis.