Abstract
Importance of oral food challenge (OFC) test has been recognized for management of food allergy, and Japan has become one of countries in which doctors perform the test in practice most frequently in the world. However, a variety of information and know-how is required to be accumulated for its actual performance. In the previous issue of this journal, we have written the review paper entitled "Theory and practice of oral food challenge test". In this issue, we are going to touch on specific methods and measures for the evaluation of OFC-induced symptoms, treatments to those symptoms, a system development etc. from the technical point of view, to disseminate OFC test more in the future.
