The table headed 'allergies toll', showing 4,000 hospitalisations and 800 to 1,000 deaths each year, may cause needless anxiety to those who suffer from allergies.

But in some cases, such as mine, they merely provoke a lot of needless anxiety.

They have drawn criticism from many geneticists who say that the results can provide misleading and incomplete information, making few meaningful health predictions while promoting needless anxiety or false reassurance.

But doctors' leaders said it could trigger needless anxiety.

They were investigated under this section of the legislation because it was believed that they were causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.