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Did you ever trade lunches at school when you\\xa0were\\xa0a\\xa0kid? Maybe you gave away\\xa0your peanut butter\\xa0sandwich\\xa0in exchange\\xa0for some chocolate pudding.\\xa0With rampant food allergies, a\\xa0trade like that probably wouldn't happen\\xa0today.\\xa0And\\xa0while\\xa0schools\\xa0and\\xa0other organizations\\xa0are very aware of the increased\\xa0number\\xa0of\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0have allergies,\\xa0we know little about what causes them.\\xa0\\xa0

Innovation Hub\\xa0spoke\\xa0with\\xa0Dr.\\xa0Wayne Shreffler, the director of the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and\\xa0Dr.\\xa0Katie Allen, the Group Leader of Gastro and Food Allergy at\\xa0Murdoch\\xa0Children's Research Institute in Melbourne,\\xa0about\\xa0the rise of food allergies, how to prevent them,\\xa0and\\xa0treatments that are in the pipeline.