# Clinicians know food allergy panels can lead to overdiagnosis—but order them anyway

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-clinicians-food-allergy-panels-overdiagnosis.html) · 2026-11-12 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/clinicians-know-food-allergy-panels-can-lead-to-overdiagnosis-but-order-them-any-29b70e80229f3e74
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A survey presented at the 2026 ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting found many clinicians knew food allergy panel testing often produces false positives.
- Despite this knowledge, those clinicians continued to order food allergy panels.
- The research was reported by Medical Xpress on 2026-11-12.

## Why it matters

Food allergy panels can lead to overdiagnosis, so clinician testing habits affect how many people are wrongly labelled allergic and how often allergy results are trusted.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Medical Xpress reports on survey findings presented at the 2026 ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting

## Coverage

- [Clinicians know food allergy panels can lead to overdiagnosis—but order them anyway](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-clinicians-food-allergy-panels-overdiagnosis.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-12

Tags: food allergy, diagnostics, overdiagnosis, clinical testing, allergy

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