Purpose:
To review whether monosodium glutamate 'allergy' really exists?
Research Institution:
Scripps Clinic, San Diego, USA
Scientist(s):
A. N. Williams and K. M. Woessner
Results Published:
Monosodium glutamate 'allergy': menace or myth?, Clinical & Experimental Allergy, May 2009
Study Design:
This review paper examines all of the available scientific literature relating to the possible role of monosodium glutamate in causing allergic reactions.
Study Results:
The review concludes that there is no link between the ingestion of monosodium glutamate and the development of allergies. In their conclusions, the authors state, "The current evidence does not suggest that MSG is a significant contributor to asthma, urticaria, angio-oedema or rhinitis".