Peanut Allergy Breakthrough Hopes Boost DBV After Nestlé’s Flop

Zara Koreishi was about eight months old when she had a brutal reaction to her first peanut snack. The ordeal left her mother “always on edge,” keeping one or more EpiPens within reach and carefully planning any restaurant outings or birthday parties.

The Koreishis’ fear is familiar to anyone with a serious allergy: an inadvertent encounter with a shred of peanut could be lethal.