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Is My Baby Allergic to Rice and Rice Cereal?

Rice in particular is not a known "high" allergen in the US and most Western Countries. This is why it is typically recommended as an infant's first food (in the US that is). If there is a rice allergy, studies show that the allergy is most often to the pollen of the rice and a reaction is triggered by the inhalation of the pollen - rice is a grass and may produce hayfever like symptoms. Rice