In the published article, there was an error in Table 2 as published. The starting and ending dose for the MAP and iMAP ladders were transposed. The starting dose of the MAP ladder is 95 mg and the starting dose of the iMAP ladder is 35 mg. The corrected Table 2 and its caption “Comparison of currently available milk ladders” appear below.
Table 2
| # Steps | # Foods/ step | Recipes included | Dose escalation | Starting/ ending dose | Measured protein content | Nutritional soundness | Culturally appropriate | Other comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSACI (36) | ||||||||
| 4 | Multiple | No | Starts small but quickly escalated CM protein | Not listed | No | X | For British population | Foods in a single step are dissimilar in allergenicity |
| MAP (27) | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Yes | Moderate jump in steps (some steps subdivided into multiple steps) | 95 mg/7.2 g | No | X | UK diet specific | Complex recipes |
| iMAP (24) | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Yes | Large jumps in steps (some steps subdivided into multiple steps) | 35 mg/6.9 g | No | Yes | International | Simple recipes |
| Mediterranean milk ladder (34) | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Yes | Moderate jump in steps | 70 mg/3.2 g | Yes—total protein, casein and beta-lactoglobulin | X | Mediterranean | Calculated and measured CM protein not always similar |
| Indian Milk Ladder (33) | ||||||||
| 6 | 2–4 | Yes | Moderate jump in steps | 50 mg/8.68 g | Yes—total protein | High in sugar and fat—though recipes were adjusted to reduce sugar & fat content as able | Culturally relevant to India | Calculated and measured CM protein not always similar |
| Canadian milk ladder (35) | ||||||||
| 4 | 2–4 | No | Discrepancies in protein content in single steps | Not listed | No | X | Canadian foods | Simple |
| German milk ladder (41) | ||||||||
| 6 | 1–3 | Yes | Moderate jump in steps (each step is subdivided into multiple steps) | 8 mg/7 g | No | X (some recipes adapted to contain less sugar) | German | Each step with progressive serving increases of the same food |
| Spanish milk ladder (42) | ||||||||
| 4 | 1–6 | Yes (not published currently) | Large jumps in some steps (each step is subdivided into multiple steps) | 95 mg/6.2 g | No | Yes | Spanish | |
Comparison of currently available milk ladders.
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Summary
Keywords
food allergy, cow's milk allergy, nutrition, food ladders, pediatric
Citation
Hicks A, Fleischer D and Venter C (2025) Corrigendum: The future of cow's milk allergy – milk ladders in IgE-mediated food allergy. Front. Nutr. 12:1521516. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1521516
Received
01 November 2024
Accepted
17 March 2025
Published
01 April 2025
Volume
12 - 2025
Edited and reviewed by
Ronald van Ree, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Netherlands
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