Parents are being urged to introduce peanuts and eggs to their infants as part of new research.

Early exposure to the risky foods could help kids build up an immunity according to some research coming out of Perth.

“The new guidelines that have just been released are very much about, how can I lower the risk of my child getting a food allergy,” Professor Mimi Tang, an expert in allergies at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, told 6PR Breakfast.