Test ID: ACFP100

100 Food Panel, Blood

Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Clinical Utility

The Alcat Test is a functional response test and captures the final common pathway of many of the pathogenic mechanisms, immunologic, toxic, and pharmacologic, that underlie non-IgE mediated reactions to foods and chemicals.

Source: https://cellsciencesystems.com/providers/alcat-test/test-guide; Accessed 24-May-2019

Method

Alcat

Analytical Platform

The impedance method of blood cell counting and sizing. (ROBOCat II)

Method Description

The Alcat Test measures food/immune reactions through stimulation of leukocytes. The Alcat Test does not identify type 1 classical IgE mediated (anaphylaxis) allergies.

Result Included

Almond
Apple
Asparagus
Avocado
Baker's Yeast
Banana
Barley
Basil
Beef
Bell Pepper Mix (Green, red, yellow and orange peppers)
Black Pepper
Black Tea
Blueberry
Brewer's Yeast
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Butternut Squash
Button Mushroom
Cabbage
Candida albicans
Cane Sugar
Cantaloupe
Carob
Carrot
Casein
Cashew
Cauliflower
Celery
Cherry
Chicken
Cinnamon
Clam
Cocoa
Coconut
Codfish
Coffee
Corn
Cow's Milk
Crab
Cranberry
Cucumber
Egg White
Egg Yolk
Eggplant
Fructose (HFCS)
Garlic
Ginger
Gliadin
Gluten
Goat's Milk
Grape
Grapefruit
Green Pea
Halibut
Honey
Hops
Iceberg Lettuce
Lamb
Lemon
Lime
Lobster
Millet
Mustard Seed
Oat (Gluten Free)
Olive
Onion
Orange
Oregano
Parsley
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Pecan
Pineapple
Pinto Bean
Plum
Pork
Psyllium
Rice (Brown/White)
Rye
Salmon
Scallop
Sesame
Shrimp
Snapper, Red
Sole
Soybean
Spinach
Strawberry
String Bean
Sweet Potato
Tomato
Tuna
Turkey
Vanilla
Watermelon
Wheat
Whey
White Potato
Yellow Squash

Test Location

Cell Science Systems

Specimen

Specimen Type

Whole Blood

Containers

Collection Containers

Light blue top (3.8% Buffered Sodium Citrate)

Volume

Sample Volume

3 full citrate tubes

Collection & Handling

Collection Instructions

Specimens must be shipped the same day as collection.

Handling Information

Specimens must be shipped the same day as collection. Specimens must arrive at the test site within 72 hours of collection. Store and send at ambient (room) temperature. Use freezer packs if the ambient temperature is more than 78°F or 26°C.

Additional Information

A specimen collection kit is available. To order a kit online, please register or login. For assistance or more information, please click here to send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

For additional information refer to the Cell Science website Alcat Test

Stability

Ambient
72 hours

Rejection Criteria

Criteria	Specification
Hemolysis	Gross
Icteric	Unsuitable
Lipemia	Present
Sample	Older than 48 hours or improper anticoagulant
Temperature	Refrigerated or Frozen

Sample Report

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Version

Last Updated

2020-08-26