News on Food Allergies
News stories of interest to parents of children with food allergies, from the Parenting Special Needs blog and news sources around the Web. For the latest news, go to the Today's News folder.
Commentary: Boy pushes Congress for food allergy guidelines
From CNN: "Three million U.S. children suffer allergies to peanuts and other foods, which can cause anaphylaxis and -- if left untreated -- death. Last week, [Kyle] Graddy traveled to Washington to lobby for legislation that would create voluntary national guidelines on how schools deal with students with food allergies." (10/13/09)
From CNN: "Three million U.S. children suffer allergies to peanuts and other foods, which can cause anaphylaxis and -- if left untreated -- death. Last week, [Kyle] Graddy traveled to Washington to lobby for legislation that would create voluntary national guidelines on how schools deal with students with food allergies." (10/13/09)
The trick to finding allergen-free Halloween treats
From Cool Mom Picks: "When my son comes back with his Halloween haul I scour the bag for candy that I don't approve of (and want to swipe for myself). For me it's a matter of avoiding high-impact sugar infusions, but for parents of children with food allergies, finding candy with traces of peanuts or eggs can be seriously scary." (10/13/09)
From Cool Mom Picks: "When my son comes back with his Halloween haul I scour the bag for candy that I don't approve of (and want to swipe for myself). For me it's a matter of avoiding high-impact sugar infusions, but for parents of children with food allergies, finding candy with traces of peanuts or eggs can be seriously scary." (10/13/09)
"Mommy, Why Do I Have a Peanut Allergy?"
From Peanut Allergy Kid: "You know those conversations you have with your children where you feel like you will emotionally scar them for life if you say the wrong thing? Well, this was one of those conversations. In the end, however, I think he understood his allergy a little more on some level." (10/3/09)
From Peanut Allergy Kid: "You know those conversations you have with your children where you feel like you will emotionally scar them for life if you say the wrong thing? Well, this was one of those conversations. In the end, however, I think he understood his allergy a little more on some level." (10/3/09)
Project: Food Allergy Friendship
From Peanut Allergy Kid: "I know many of my readers do not know any other moms that face the struggles a food allergy mom faces. They have no one that really understands the unique challenges they face each day. I would like to help that change." (9/30/09)
From Peanut Allergy Kid: "I know many of my readers do not know any other moms that face the struggles a food allergy mom faces. They have no one that really understands the unique challenges they face each day. I would like to help that change." (9/30/09)
Peanut Allergy Imperils Heroine in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Of all the fantastic risks faced by the characters in the new animated film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs -- enormous ears of corn dropping from the sky, avalanches of leftovers, spaghetti tornadoes, psychotic gummi bears -- there's one that may not seem so fanciful to some young viewers and their families: the risk of anaphylactic shock from exposure to peanuts. (9/22/09)
Of all the fantastic risks faced by the characters in the new animated film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs -- enormous ears of corn dropping from the sky, avalanches of leftovers, spaghetti tornadoes, psychotic gummi bears -- there's one that may not seem so fanciful to some young viewers and their families: the risk of anaphylactic shock from exposure to peanuts. (9/22/09)
Food and Feelings: Emotional wellness for food-allergic kids
From Living Without: The psychological aspect of anaphylaxis is a critically important component to raising children who are well adjusted and who grow into emotionally healthy adults and yet it hasn't received much attention from experts. Coping with emotional fallout can be as challenging as managing any other aspect of a child's allergy." (9/3/09)
From Living Without: The psychological aspect of anaphylaxis is a critically important component to raising children who are well adjusted and who grow into emotionally healthy adults and yet it hasn't received much attention from experts. Coping with emotional fallout can be as challenging as managing any other aspect of a child's allergy." (9/3/09)
A cure for milk allergies?
From Children's Hospital Boston: "This is the first in a series of videos about Brett Nasuti, an 11-year-old ... patient who was born allergic to 15 foods. Brett is the very first Children's patient to go through a milk exposure desensitization trial -- the first of its kind in the country -- which could cure him of his severe milk allergy." (8/31/09)
From Children's Hospital Boston: "This is the first in a series of videos about Brett Nasuti, an 11-year-old ... patient who was born allergic to 15 foods. Brett is the very first Children's patient to go through a milk exposure desensitization trial -- the first of its kind in the country -- which could cure him of his severe milk allergy." (8/31/09)
Food Allergy Survey Results Are In!
From Allergy Moms: "Thank you to almost 500 food allergy moms who took our back to school survey. Many of you still need help keeing your child safe and included in school, but the good news is that more schools are learning what it takes to avoid, recognize and treat allergic reactions.: (8/21/09)
From Allergy Moms: "Thank you to almost 500 food allergy moms who took our back to school survey. Many of you still need help keeing your child safe and included in school, but the good news is that more schools are learning what it takes to avoid, recognize and treat allergic reactions.: (8/21/09)
Allergies in Play-dough - Make Your Own
From Be Free for Me Blog: 'On rainy summer afternoons, there is no better way to keep the kids occupied by having them get creative and lose themselves in the traditional childhood craft item, play-dough. But as most parents know, what ends up in their child's hands have a way of ending up in their mouths ... a serious cause of concern for children with food allergies or celiac disease." (8/3/09)
From Be Free for Me Blog: 'On rainy summer afternoons, there is no better way to keep the kids occupied by having them get creative and lose themselves in the traditional childhood craft item, play-dough. But as most parents know, what ends up in their child's hands have a way of ending up in their mouths ... a serious cause of concern for children with food allergies or celiac disease." (8/3/09)
Allergy Awareness: The Good, The Bad, and the Clueless
From About.com Food Allergies: "A new study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology examines allergy awareness among the general public and finds some encouraging signs -- plus some places where knowledge could be better." (7/29/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "A new study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology examines allergy awareness among the general public and finds some encouraging signs -- plus some places where knowledge could be better." (7/29/09)
Bad Advice from Dear Abby
From Be Free for Me: "My mouth dropped when I read the advice Dear Abby gave to a woman wanting to know the etiquette on inviting a guest over her house for dinner who has food allergies. Abby's advice: Invite the person over less often!" (7/20/09)
From Be Free for Me: "My mouth dropped when I read the advice Dear Abby gave to a woman wanting to know the etiquette on inviting a guest over her house for dinner who has food allergies. Abby's advice: Invite the person over less often!" (7/20/09)
10 Surprising Food Allergy Dangers Parents Should Watch For
From the San Fernando Valley Sun: "As the number of children with potentially fatal food allergies continues to grow, an increasing number of parents are learning not to take anything for granted. When ingestion of even a tiny amount of a common food can be deadly, staying safe often means an extremely high level of vigilance." (7/16/09)
From the San Fernando Valley Sun: "As the number of children with potentially fatal food allergies continues to grow, an increasing number of parents are learning not to take anything for granted. When ingestion of even a tiny amount of a common food can be deadly, staying safe often means an extremely high level of vigilance." (7/16/09)
Sunshine Cookies (Food allergy friendly)
From Allergy Moms: "Here's a food allergy-friendly cookie that anyone can make and the leftover decorations can be served as safe snacks!" (6/30/09)
From Allergy Moms: "Here's a food allergy-friendly cookie that anyone can make and the leftover decorations can be served as safe snacks!" (6/30/09)
Helping Adults Get that Food Allergies are a Matter of Life and Death
From Allergy Moms: "Adults who interact with your allergic child need to know that food allergies are real. Some will grasp this easily. For others, the learning curve is steep." (6/7/09)
From Allergy Moms: "Adults who interact with your allergic child need to know that food allergies are real. Some will grasp this easily. For others, the learning curve is steep." (6/7/09)
New "Arthur" Cookie Mix Developed for Kids with Allergies
From About.com Preschoolers: "Cherrybrook Kitchen, a brand we've used before that is known for peanut-, dairy-, egg- and nut-free baking and breakfast mixes, has partnered up with PBS staple Arthur to create a chocolate chip cookie mix that aside from being peanut-, dairy-, nut- and egg-free, is all natural, kosher certified and vegan." (5/21/09)
From About.com Preschoolers: "Cherrybrook Kitchen, a brand we've used before that is known for peanut-, dairy-, egg- and nut-free baking and breakfast mixes, has partnered up with PBS staple Arthur to create a chocolate chip cookie mix that aside from being peanut-, dairy-, nut- and egg-free, is all natural, kosher certified and vegan." (5/21/09)
The Great Peanut Debate
From Allergy Moms: "'To Ban or Not to Ban?' That is the question. My answer is yes, and no. Watch me straddle the fence here a little." (5/17/09)
From Allergy Moms: "'To Ban or Not to Ban?' That is the question. My answer is yes, and no. Watch me straddle the fence here a little." (5/17/09)
More Peanut-Free Baseball
From About.com Food Allergies: "I've recently updated my Peanut-Free Baseball directory with games in St. Louis, Detroit, and a new season-long section in Camden, NJ." (5/15/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "I've recently updated my Peanut-Free Baseball directory with games in St. Louis, Detroit, and a new season-long section in Camden, NJ." (5/15/09)
10 Things Parents of Children with Food Allergies Want You to Know
Another list from AllergyMoms. (5/14/09)
Another list from AllergyMoms. (5/14/09)
Food Allergy Families Want You to Know (10 Things)
From Allergy Moms: "Food allergies require a dramatic change in lifestyle, but unless these allergies have affected your immediate family, you have no idea of what goes on behind the scenes to keep these children safe." (5/13/09)
From Allergy Moms: "Food allergies require a dramatic change in lifestyle, but unless these allergies have affected your immediate family, you have no idea of what goes on behind the scenes to keep these children safe." (5/13/09)
10 Things Food Allergic Children Want You to Know
From Allergy Moms: "In light of Food Allergy Awareness Week, we are reprinting one of our most popular articles." (5/12/09)
From Allergy Moms: "In light of Food Allergy Awareness Week, we are reprinting one of our most popular articles." (5/12/09)
Food Allergy Awareness Week Around the Corner
From About.com Food Allergies: "It's that time of year again -- Food Allergy Awareness Week runs from May 10 - 16 here (and is currently running in Canada). This year marks the twelfth annual observance, aimed at increasing awareness of allergies among all segments of the general public." (5/7/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "It's that time of year again -- Food Allergy Awareness Week runs from May 10 - 16 here (and is currently running in Canada). This year marks the twelfth annual observance, aimed at increasing awareness of allergies among all segments of the general public." (5/7/09)
Does Staff Cause Peanut Allergy?
From Allergy Moms: "It's interesting to think that staff may have a role in development of allergies. We know that researchers can easily create peanut allergy in mice by giving them peanut with a toxin." (4/26/09)
From Allergy Moms: "It's interesting to think that staff may have a role in development of allergies. We know that researchers can easily create peanut allergy in mice by giving them peanut with a toxin." (4/26/09)
New strategies may help overcome food allergies
From USA Today: "Several new potential treatments are moving from laboratory and animal testing and into clinical trials, giving patients and their families hope that they someday may subdue or even conquer food allergies." (4/23/09)
From USA Today: "Several new potential treatments are moving from laboratory and animal testing and into clinical trials, giving patients and their families hope that they someday may subdue or even conquer food allergies." (4/23/09)
Eating Out with Food Allergies
From Parenting a Child with a Food Allergy: "So many times we've all talked with chefs, wait staff, looked up ingredients on line, etc. etc. For our family, we tend to eat out only at a handful of restaurants, so we can be as confident as possible with trusting another person in preparing our child's food." (4/22/09)
From Parenting a Child with a Food Allergy: "So many times we've all talked with chefs, wait staff, looked up ingredients on line, etc. etc. For our family, we tend to eat out only at a handful of restaurants, so we can be as confident as possible with trusting another person in preparing our child's food." (4/22/09)
Injuries from Epinephrine Auto-Injectors on the Rise
From Allergic Girl: "Authors conclude, 'Health care professionals should maintain vigilance about training and regular coaching of those at risk for anaphylaxis in the community and the caregivers of children at risk in the correct and safe use of epinephrine auto-injectors, ideally at yearly intervals.'" (4/16/09)
From Allergic Girl: "Authors conclude, 'Health care professionals should maintain vigilance about training and regular coaching of those at risk for anaphylaxis in the community and the caregivers of children at risk in the correct and safe use of epinephrine auto-injectors, ideally at yearly intervals.'" (4/16/09)
Are Parents Embroiled in a Peanut Panic?
From Parent Dish: "A deadly allergy that could cause death or at the very least severe health issues is nothing to laugh at -- unless you send your child to school with an Epi pen just in case he might spontaneously develop a sensitivity to peanuts." (4/10/09)
From Parent Dish: "A deadly allergy that could cause death or at the very least severe health issues is nothing to laugh at -- unless you send your child to school with an Epi pen just in case he might spontaneously develop a sensitivity to peanuts." (4/10/09)
Peanut-Free Seats at Fenway Park
From Be Free for Me: "These peanut-allergy friendly sections will be available during the games at Fenway Park on: April 19th, June 7th, July 12th, and September 13th." (4/7/09)
From Be Free for Me: "These peanut-allergy friendly sections will be available during the games at Fenway Park on: April 19th, June 7th, July 12th, and September 13th." (4/7/09)
Accidently Jabbing Yourself with the Epi-Pen
From AllergyMoms: "Researchers have found that unintential injections from the epinephrine auto-injectors (Epi-Pen and Twinject) are more common than once thought. They are recommending training for anyone who may need to administer these life-saving medications." (4/5/09)
From AllergyMoms: "Researchers have found that unintential injections from the epinephrine auto-injectors (Epi-Pen and Twinject) are more common than once thought. They are recommending training for anyone who may need to administer these life-saving medications." (4/5/09)
Sesame Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
From Web MD: "Sesame seed allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S., but most Americans never even consider sesame bagels, hummus, or other sesame-containing foods as the source of their or their kids' allergies, food allergy experts say." (3/25/09)
From Web MD: "Sesame seed allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S., but most Americans never even consider sesame bagels, hummus, or other sesame-containing foods as the source of their or their kids' allergies, food allergy experts say." (3/25/09)
Egg Allergy? How to substitute egg in recipes
From Kids With Food Allergies: "In a typical recipe for baked goods, eggs generally play one of two roles: binder (to hold the recipe together) or leavening agent (to help it rise). Sometimes eggs play both roles at once. Determining which purpose the eggs primarily hold in the recipe you are considering will help you determine what options for replacement you might have." (3/25/09)
From Kids With Food Allergies: "In a typical recipe for baked goods, eggs generally play one of two roles: binder (to hold the recipe together) or leavening agent (to help it rise). Sometimes eggs play both roles at once. Determining which purpose the eggs primarily hold in the recipe you are considering will help you determine what options for replacement you might have." (3/25/09)
Foods Without Warning Labels Still Contains Allergens
From Allergy Moms: "Precautinary labeling is a source of confusion for many. Some believe that if a product does not contain a 'may contains' or other warning, that it is safe from cross-contamination. A new study shows that that is untrue. Almost 2% of the products without a warning label actually contained the allergen, and 5.3% of the advisory labeled products contained the allergen." (3/23/09)
From Allergy Moms: "Precautinary labeling is a source of confusion for many. Some believe that if a product does not contain a 'may contains' or other warning, that it is safe from cross-contamination. A new study shows that that is untrue. Almost 2% of the products without a warning label actually contained the allergen, and 5.3% of the advisory labeled products contained the allergen." (3/23/09)
Food Allergies Treated with a Patch!
From Allergy Moms: "There is a lot of exciting reseach being reported from the annual AAAAI meeting in Washington DC this. One of the most interesting studies being reported is on a patch that helps allergic children to tolerate milk." (3/18/09)
From Allergy Moms: "There is a lot of exciting reseach being reported from the annual AAAAI meeting in Washington DC this. One of the most interesting studies being reported is on a patch that helps allergic children to tolerate milk." (3/18/09)
Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
From HealthDay: "In looking at the lives of thousands of caregivers to children, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute in Little Rock found that caregivers with a food-allergic child were more likely to stop working, reduce work hours or incur financial problems." (3/15/09)
From HealthDay: "In looking at the lives of thousands of caregivers to children, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute in Little Rock found that caregivers with a food-allergic child were more likely to stop working, reduce work hours or incur financial problems." (3/15/09)
Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
The therapy is still experimental, and more research is needed, study says. (3/16/09)
The therapy is still experimental, and more research is needed, study says. (3/16/09)
Food Allergy Misdiagnosis on NPR
From About.com Food Allergies: "The surprise may be just how many food allergies are misdiagnosed in children, and the take-away lesson: if you or your child have been diagnosed with allergies based on blood testing, especially to foods you've never eaten or have never reacted to ... ask your allergist about getting more conclusive tests." (3/17/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "The surprise may be just how many food allergies are misdiagnosed in children, and the take-away lesson: if you or your child have been diagnosed with allergies based on blood testing, especially to foods you've never eaten or have never reacted to ... ask your allergist about getting more conclusive tests." (3/17/09)
Football Star Dies of Food Allergic Reaction
From Allergy Moms: "This young man was diagnosed with a peanut allergy at age 5 but had never ingested peanuts. Similar to Emily VonderMeulen, his first reaction to eating peanuts was a fatal one." (3/11/09)
From Allergy Moms: "This young man was diagnosed with a peanut allergy at age 5 but had never ingested peanuts. Similar to Emily VonderMeulen, his first reaction to eating peanuts was a fatal one." (3/11/09)
Saving Money with Food Allergies
From About.com Food Allergies: "Cooking really is king when it comes to saving money with allergies. My own informal analysis of my own grocery bills is that for heavily processed foods -- breads, soups, entrees, baked goods -- DIY saves about fifty percent of the cost of an allergy-safe packaged food." (3/6/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "Cooking really is king when it comes to saving money with allergies. My own informal analysis of my own grocery bills is that for heavily processed foods -- breads, soups, entrees, baked goods -- DIY saves about fifty percent of the cost of an allergy-safe packaged food." (3/6/09)
Easter egg decorating for children with an egg allergy
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Instead of using real eggs and egg cartons from the grocery store, try these fun alternative activities." (3/5/09)
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Instead of using real eggs and egg cartons from the grocery store, try these fun alternative activities." (3/5/09)
Peanut-Free Egg-Free and Milk-Free Easter Baskets
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Instead of using milk chocolate, real eggs and other items that present allergy hazards, try filling an Easter basket with non-food items." (3/5/09)
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Instead of using milk chocolate, real eggs and other items that present allergy hazards, try filling an Easter basket with non-food items." (3/5/09)
Why We're Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies
An article from Time magazine looks at the problem, the panic, and possible solutions. (3/5/09)
An article from Time magazine looks at the problem, the panic, and possible solutions. (3/5/09)
Food Allergy Backlash
From Allergy Moms: "So Time Magazine decides that rather than interview an allergy mom who is very moderate in her views, they pick one who is described by the allergist as 'one of the most fearful mothers I ever came into contact with.'" (3/3/09)
From Allergy Moms: "So Time Magazine decides that rather than interview an allergy mom who is very moderate in her views, they pick one who is described by the allergist as 'one of the most fearful mothers I ever came into contact with.'" (3/3/09)
British study points to peanut allergy treatment
From Reuters: "Children with severe peanut allergies given small daily doses of peanut flour were able to build tolerance to the nuts, according to a study that suggests it is possible to treat the potentially deadly condition." (2/20/09)
From Reuters: "Children with severe peanut allergies given small daily doses of peanut flour were able to build tolerance to the nuts, according to a study that suggests it is possible to treat the potentially deadly condition." (2/20/09)
Do You Trust the Label?
From About.com Food Allergies: "How much do you trust food labels? When you buy a packaged food, how sure are you that the label accurately represents what's in the package? 100%? 95%?" (2/12/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "How much do you trust food labels? When you buy a packaged food, how sure are you that the label accurately represents what's in the package? 100%? 95%?" (2/12/09)
Salon Hops Aboard the "Food Allergies Are Overblown" Train
From About.com Food Allergies: "Another day, another article about why food allergies -- and the fear of peanut allergies in particular -- are overblown as a public health concern." (2/7/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "Another day, another article about why food allergies -- and the fear of peanut allergies in particular -- are overblown as a public health concern." (2/7/09)
Are Doctors Over-Diagnosing Food Allergies?
From the NY Times: "Doctors say that misdiagnosed food allergies appear to be on the rise, and countless families are needlessly avoiding certain foods and spending hundreds of dollars on costly nonallergenic supplements. In extreme cases, misdiagnosed allergies have put children at risk for malnutrition." (2/3/09)
From the NY Times: "Doctors say that misdiagnosed food allergies appear to be on the rise, and countless families are needlessly avoiding certain foods and spending hundreds of dollars on costly nonallergenic supplements. In extreme cases, misdiagnosed allergies have put children at risk for malnutrition." (2/3/09)
Lessons from the Peanut Allergy Community for Avoiding Salmonella
From About.com Food Allergies: "If there is any possible silver lining to the current Salmonella outbreak, it's this: if you don't currently avoid peanuts due to an allergy, labeling laws in effect since 2004 will help you avoid the packaged foods that are currently being recalled at an alarming rate." (1/31/09)
From About.com Food Allergies: "If there is any possible silver lining to the current Salmonella outbreak, it's this: if you don't currently avoid peanuts due to an allergy, labeling laws in effect since 2004 will help you avoid the packaged foods that are currently being recalled at an alarming rate." (1/31/09)
Lactose-Free Hot Cocoa
A recipe from the blog Please Don't Pass the Nuts. (1/30/09)
A recipe from the blog Please Don't Pass the Nuts. (1/30/09)
These Dogs Can Hunt: Sniffing Out Peanuts
From ABC News: "Sharon Perry, 60, is the co-owner and director of training at the Southern Star Ranch in Florence, Texas, where peanut detector dogs are trained. She began the ranch as a place to train dogs to detect narcotics, but started training dogs to detect peanuts at the request of a friend whose son had a nut allergy." (1/21/09)
From ABC News: "Sharon Perry, 60, is the co-owner and director of training at the Southern Star Ranch in Florence, Texas, where peanut detector dogs are trained. She began the ranch as a place to train dogs to detect narcotics, but started training dogs to detect peanuts at the request of a friend whose son had a nut allergy." (1/21/09)
Oral immunotherapy promising for children with milk allergy
From Reuters: "Oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy appears to effectively desensitize allergic children, a new study indicates, although further work is needed to determine the best dosing, duration of therapy, and whether permanent tolerance can be achieved, the study team emphasizes." (1/17/09)
From Reuters: "Oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy appears to effectively desensitize allergic children, a new study indicates, although further work is needed to determine the best dosing, duration of therapy, and whether permanent tolerance can be achieved, the study team emphasizes." (1/17/09)
Abracadabra! No More Special Needs!
Two know-it-alls think they can make peanut allergies and dyslexia go away just by saying so. (1/15/09)
Two know-it-alls think they can make peanut allergies and dyslexia go away just by saying so. (1/15/09)
Food Allergies On The Rise!
From About.com Allergies: "Along with food allergies, there's also been an increase in other allergic diseases, including asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema. Why the increase? No one knows for sure, but the hygiene hypothesis gives a well-accepted explanation." (1/14/09)
From About.com Allergies: "Along with food allergies, there's also been an increase in other allergic diseases, including asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema. Why the increase? No one knows for sure, but the hygiene hypothesis gives a well-accepted explanation." (1/14/09)
Food allergies: Not so nuts after all
From CNN.com: "It's true that we don't know why allergies have been on the rise -- experts say maybe Americans are overly hygienic, or that it's genes, or environmental factors -- but I'm pretty sure it's not because of 'Yuppiedom' that I had to go to the hospital a few years ago after eating the wrong cookie." (1/14/09)
From CNN.com: "It's true that we don't know why allergies have been on the rise -- experts say maybe Americans are overly hygienic, or that it's genes, or environmental factors -- but I'm pretty sure it's not because of 'Yuppiedom' that I had to go to the hospital a few years ago after eating the wrong cookie." (1/14/09)
Nut allergies -- a Yuppie invention
From the Los Angeles Times: "Your kid doesn't have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special. Your kid also spends recess running and screaming, 'No! Stop! Don't rub my head with peanut butter!'" (1/13/09)
From the Los Angeles Times: "Your kid doesn't have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special. Your kid also spends recess running and screaming, 'No! Stop! Don't rub my head with peanut butter!'" (1/13/09)
Play-Doh Alternative for Kids with Wheat Allergies
From ParentDish: "The Hasbro toy contains an ingredient -- and the company won't say what it is -- that aggravates wheat allergies. But now, thanks to a Purdue University junior, kids can get their hands dirty with Soy Doh." (1/5/09)
From ParentDish: "The Hasbro toy contains an ingredient -- and the company won't say what it is -- that aggravates wheat allergies. But now, thanks to a Purdue University junior, kids can get their hands dirty with Soy Doh." (1/5/09)
Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies?
From Time: "No one would disagree that children who suffer from life-threatening allergies need to be protected, but the growing trend of demonizing nuts only fuels anxiety." (1/5/09)
From Time: "No one would disagree that children who suffer from life-threatening allergies need to be protected, but the growing trend of demonizing nuts only fuels anxiety." (1/5/09)
Holiday Recipe Roundup
From About.com Food Allergies: "Here are two collections of recipes -- one with more than twenty-five savory holiday main dishes, sides, beverages, and breakfasts, the other an extensive treasury of traditional desserts and cookies. Both include recipes for a wide range of dietary needs, 'big eight' and beyond." (12/23/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: "Here are two collections of recipes -- one with more than twenty-five savory holiday main dishes, sides, beverages, and breakfasts, the other an extensive treasury of traditional desserts and cookies. Both include recipes for a wide range of dietary needs, 'big eight' and beyond." (12/23/08)
Tribune investigation prompts stores to pull food items
From the Chicago Tribune: "Five ways to protect yourself and your family from products with dangerous allergens." (12/22/08)
From the Chicago Tribune: "Five ways to protect yourself and your family from products with dangerous allergens." (12/22/08)
What Allergic Kids Want You To Know and More
From About.com Food Allergies: "I'd like to point you to some resources that address kids and the holidays from a few different angles -- as a potential guest, a potential gift-giver, and as a parent." (12/18/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: "I'd like to point you to some resources that address kids and the holidays from a few different angles -- as a potential guest, a potential gift-giver, and as a parent." (12/18/08)
"Epidemic Hysteria"
From About.com Food Allergies: A study suggests that school nut allergies policies are perpetuating the problem. (12/11/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: A study suggests that school nut allergies policies are perpetuating the problem. (12/11/08)
Undeclared Allergens
From About.com Food Allergies: "It can be difficult to determine, as a consumer, whether a company's failure in properly labeling a product represents a systemic lapse in allergy awareness or a one-time mixup on a supplier's end." (12/3/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: "It can be difficult to determine, as a consumer, whether a company's failure in properly labeling a product represents a systemic lapse in allergy awareness or a one-time mixup on a supplier's end." (12/3/08)
Submit Your Concerns to the FDA About Confusing Food Labels
From Check My Tag: "The FDA is accepting comments on this issue until January 14, 2009. Please go to the FDA's docket page on 'Food Labeling; Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling: Its Use, Effectiveness, and Consumer Perception; Public Hearing; Request for Comments' and SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT." (12/2/08)
From Check My Tag: "The FDA is accepting comments on this issue until January 14, 2009. Please go to the FDA's docket page on 'Food Labeling; Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling: Its Use, Effectiveness, and Consumer Perception; Public Hearing; Request for Comments' and SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT." (12/2/08)
Scientists developing food allergy treatment
From Science Blog: "In the FAST project, scientists will use modified variants of allergic proteins that are hypoallergenic and therefore safer. The proteins will be purified making them more effective and making it easier to control the dose." (12/1/08)
From Science Blog: "In the FAST project, scientists will use modified variants of allergic proteins that are hypoallergenic and therefore safer. The proteins will be purified making them more effective and making it easier to control the dose." (12/1/08)
Food Allergy Fiction: Matters of Faith
From Allergy Moms: "I found it refreshing to see food allergies play such an important part of a mainstream book and was very interested in the effect that having a child with these needs has on marriage and other siblings -- something most of us can relate to." (12/1/08)
From Allergy Moms: "I found it refreshing to see food allergies play such an important part of a mainstream book and was very interested in the effect that having a child with these needs has on marriage and other siblings -- something most of us can relate to." (12/1/08)
Children at risk in food roulette
From the Chicago Tribune: "American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening -- and completely avoidable -- reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found." (11/21/08)
From the Chicago Tribune: "American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening -- and completely avoidable -- reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found." (11/21/08)
Can Your GPS Find Gluten-Free Restaurants?
From About.com Celiac Disease: "If you have a Garmin or Navman satellite navigation system (also known as a global positioning system, or GPS), the Gluten Free Registry is selling GPS navigation gluten-free point-of-interest downloads." (11/18/08)
From About.com Celiac Disease: "If you have a Garmin or Navman satellite navigation system (also known as a global positioning system, or GPS), the Gluten Free Registry is selling GPS navigation gluten-free point-of-interest downloads." (11/18/08)
Faking Food Allergies
From About.com Food Allergies: "It's hard enough getting some restaurants to, say, leave flatbread off an appetizer plate when you've clearly told them what will happen if you eat a little; it makes sense that it would be that much harder to get what you want if you just told the waiter that you dislike (for example) peppers." (11/18/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: "It's hard enough getting some restaurants to, say, leave flatbread off an appetizer plate when you've clearly told them what will happen if you eat a little; it makes sense that it would be that much harder to get what you want if you just told the waiter that you dislike (for example) peppers." (11/18/08)
Food Allergy Resource Round-Up
From Safe Mama: "Even after I had lots of answers from our allergist, I found I needed direction about specific foods my child could eat. So I started hitting Google for recipes and products that my son could have. This list certainly isn't exhaustive, but if you%u2019re just getting an allergy diagnosis, you may find some of these links helpful." (11/17/08)
From Safe Mama: "Even after I had lots of answers from our allergist, I found I needed direction about specific foods my child could eat. So I started hitting Google for recipes and products that my son could have. This list certainly isn't exhaustive, but if you%u2019re just getting an allergy diagnosis, you may find some of these links helpful." (11/17/08)
Britney's Son Hospitalized Due to Food Allergies?
From Please Don't Pass The Nuts: "Looks like Brit Brit's son might be part of the eighteen percent spike of children's allergies that's effecting so many American families." (11/12/08)
From Please Don't Pass The Nuts: "Looks like Brit Brit's son might be part of the eighteen percent spike of children's allergies that's effecting so many American families." (11/12/08)
Powdered Milk Helps Kids Overcome Milk Allergy
From HealthDay: "Consuming higher and higher doses built up tolerance, study shows." (11/6/08)
From HealthDay: "Consuming higher and higher doses built up tolerance, study shows." (11/6/08)
Jennies Macaroons
From Please Don't Pass the Nuts, a review of macaroons that are gluten- and tree-nut-free. (11/5/08)
From Please Don't Pass the Nuts, a review of macaroons that are gluten- and tree-nut-free. (11/5/08)
Food Allergies Stir a Mother to Action
From the New York Times: "Through creative use of e-mail, relentless inquiry and a persona carefully crafted around the protective mother archetype, Robyn O'Brien has emerged as a populist hero among parents who troll the Internet for any hint about why their children have food allergies." (11/2/08)
From the New York Times: "Through creative use of e-mail, relentless inquiry and a persona carefully crafted around the protective mother archetype, Robyn O'Brien has emerged as a populist hero among parents who troll the Internet for any hint about why their children have food allergies." (11/2/08)
Probiotic for babies doesn't ward off allergies
From Reuters: "Giving children a type of "good bacteria" during their first 6 months of life doesn't reduce their risk of developing allergies in early childhood, researchers from Australia report." (11/1/08)
From Reuters: "Giving children a type of "good bacteria" during their first 6 months of life doesn't reduce their risk of developing allergies in early childhood, researchers from Australia report." (11/1/08)
Advice not to feed peanuts to babies may be wrong
From AllergyMoms: "Food Allergy families like mine may not have gotten the best advice when they were told to delay the introduction of solid foods. Emerging research may show that introducing allergenic foods, even peanut, at a young age may actually enhance one's chances of becoming tolerant (rather than allergic) to those foods." (10/29/08)
From AllergyMoms: "Food Allergy families like mine may not have gotten the best advice when they were told to delay the introduction of solid foods. Emerging research may show that introducing allergenic foods, even peanut, at a young age may actually enhance one's chances of becoming tolerant (rather than allergic) to those foods." (10/29/08)
It's Not Just Your Imagination
From About.com Food Allergies: "One thing that's clear is that food allergies really are becoming more common. Whether it's the hygiene hypothesis, environmental factors, a change in diet over the last generation, or some factor that researchers haven't yet uncovered, more and more kids are being diagnosed with food allergies." (10/28/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: "One thing that's clear is that food allergies really are becoming more common. Whether it's the hygiene hypothesis, environmental factors, a change in diet over the last generation, or some factor that researchers haven't yet uncovered, more and more kids are being diagnosed with food allergies." (10/28/08)
Peanut Added to Kids Cereals to Boost Nutritional Content
From AllergyMoms: "I want to pass on to others that General Mills is putting peanut flour in some of their cereals - Cocoa Puff Combos, Strawberry Chex, and Chocolate Chex." (10/27/08)
From AllergyMoms: "I want to pass on to others that General Mills is putting peanut flour in some of their cereals - Cocoa Puff Combos, Strawberry Chex, and Chocolate Chex." (10/27/08)
Coconut: Is It A nut?
From Please Don't Pass The Nuts: "A pineapple isn't an apple nor is a cauliflower a flower; but when it comes to allergies, if you are like me (and I think you are) anytime 'nut' is in a name your antennae go up." (10/25/08)
From Please Don't Pass The Nuts: "A pineapple isn't an apple nor is a cauliflower a flower; but when it comes to allergies, if you are like me (and I think you are) anytime 'nut' is in a name your antennae go up." (10/25/08)
Countdown to An Allergy-free Halloween!
Helpful resources from Check My Tag. (10/22/08)
Helpful resources from Check My Tag. (10/22/08)
Food preparation organization strategies for food allergy cooks
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Preparing three meals a day, seven days a week can be overwhelming. Here are some organizational strategies that can help you cope." (10/22/08)
From Kids With Food Allergies: "Preparing three meals a day, seven days a week can be overwhelming. Here are some organizational strategies that can help you cope." (10/22/08)
Food Allergies Increasing in U.S. Kids, Study Says
From AP: "Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem. But experts said that might be because parents are more aware and quicker to have their kids checked out by a doctor." (10/22/08)
From AP: "Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem. But experts said that might be because parents are more aware and quicker to have their kids checked out by a doctor." (10/22/08)
Buttermilk Biscuits, Gluten-Free
Recipe, photo, and story from the blog Gluten-Free Girl. (10/17/08)
Recipe, photo, and story from the blog Gluten-Free Girl. (10/17/08)
Food Allergic Teen Hospitalized from Peanut Fumes
From Allergy Moms: "A teen with food allergies (tree nuts) spent several nights in the hospital after fumes from peanuts caused a biphasic anaphylactic reactions (severe allergic reaction). It's hard enough to convince others that food can be dangerous or even deadly to some but try explaining contact or airborne reactions, and you've really got a challenge on your hands." (10/14/08)
From Allergy Moms: "A teen with food allergies (tree nuts) spent several nights in the hospital after fumes from peanuts caused a biphasic anaphylactic reactions (severe allergic reaction). It's hard enough to convince others that food can be dangerous or even deadly to some but try explaining contact or airborne reactions, and you've really got a challenge on your hands." (10/14/08)
Epinephrine and Insurance
From About.com Food Allergies: It's important to have an EpiPen always close at hand -- but who's going to pay for that? (10/15/08)
From About.com Food Allergies: It's important to have an EpiPen always close at hand -- but who's going to pay for that? (10/15/08)
My Very Own Allergy Kit for Food Allergies
From Check My Tag: "Food allergy management is a way of life and it's not just about medical alerts for toddlers. It's about teaching my son how to keep himself safe. It's about teaching both my kids how to eat healthy food." (10/14/08)
From Check My Tag: "Food allergy management is a way of life and it's not just about medical alerts for toddlers. It's about teaching my son how to keep himself safe. It's about teaching both my kids how to eat healthy food." (10/14/08)
Food allergies don't have to ruin Halloween
From ParentDish: "Would you hand your preschooler a bag full of live ammunition? Now you know how parents of kids with food allergies feel about Halloween." (10/3/08)
From ParentDish: "Would you hand your preschooler a bag full of live ammunition? Now you know how parents of kids with food allergies feel about Halloween." (10/3/08)
Fish in Your OJ?
From Please Don't Pass the Nuts: Genetic engineering of food makes finding allergen-free offerings harder than ever. (9/28/08)
From Please Don't Pass the Nuts: Genetic engineering of food makes finding allergen-free offerings harder than ever. (9/28/08)
Why Develop a Section 504 Plan for Your Child with Food Allergies?
From Check My Tag: "In my opinion, it is not always necessary to develop a 504 plan. It greatly depends on the severity of your child's allergy and your relationship with your child's school administrators and teachers." (9/27/08)
From Check My Tag: "In my opinion, it is not always necessary to develop a 504 plan. It greatly depends on the severity of your child's allergy and your relationship with your child's school administrators and teachers." (9/27/08)
Workshop helps parents and food-allergic kids
From Reuters: "The workshops had a positive effect on the parents and advised them on food allergy risks and safety procedures; how to help their children to manage and cope with their allergy; how to inform peers of these allergies; and how not to pass their own risk anxieties to their children." (9/26/08)
From Reuters: "The workshops had a positive effect on the parents and advised them on food allergy risks and safety procedures; how to help their children to manage and cope with their allergy; how to inform peers of these allergies; and how not to pass their own risk anxieties to their children." (9/26/08)
Give the first taste of peanuts in the doctor's office
From Parent Hacks: Is this a good way to check for peanut allergies? (9/26/08)
From Parent Hacks: Is this a good way to check for peanut allergies? (9/26/08)
Kosher GF Goodies and Free Shipping
The blog Please Don't Pass the Nuts has an online provider just in time for Rosh Hashanah. (9/24/08)
The blog Please Don't Pass the Nuts has an online provider just in time for Rosh Hashanah. (9/24/08)
Latin Chicken in a Hurry
A GFCF dish from 5 Minutes for Special Needs. (9/23/08)
A GFCF dish from 5 Minutes for Special Needs. (9/23/08)
100 Non-edible Birthday Treats!
Whether it's food allergies or diabetes or special diets keeping that has you cautious about distributing edible treats, Allergy Moms has lots of great ideas for substitutes. (9/17/08)
Whether it's food allergies or diabetes or special diets keeping that has you cautious about distributing edible treats, Allergy Moms has lots of great ideas for substitutes. (9/17/08)
Can You Trust Again? Post-Allergy Trauma
The blog Don't Pass the Nuts looks at the emotional aftermath of severe allergic reactions, for both parents and kids. (9/9/08)
The blog Don't Pass the Nuts looks at the emotional aftermath of severe allergic reactions, for both parents and kids. (9/9/08)
FDA to Assist Manufacturers in Allergen Advisories
From the About.com guide to Food Allergies: "There are two major steps that could improve allergen labeling tremendously. First, list -- in plain language -- the source of all ingredients used at all phases of the manufacturing process. Second, list shared manufacturing lines, at least down to the top twelve to fourteen allergens." (9/9/08)
From the About.com guide to Food Allergies: "There are two major steps that could improve allergen labeling tremendously. First, list -- in plain language -- the source of all ingredients used at all phases of the manufacturing process. Second, list shared manufacturing lines, at least down to the top twelve to fourteen allergens." (9/9/08)
An unexpected way to carry Epi-Pens
From the blog Parenting a Child With a Food Allergy: Try a pencil case for stashing those Pens in your child's backpack. (9/6/08)
From the blog Parenting a Child With a Food Allergy: Try a pencil case for stashing those Pens in your child's backpack. (9/6/08)
Army urged to end nut allergy ban
From the U.K. Independent: "Officials say the rule [against people with nut allergies serving in the Army] is in place because all army personnel must be fit to serve where medical care may be limited or remote." (9/4/08)
From the U.K. Independent: "Officials say the rule [against people with nut allergies serving in the Army] is in place because all army personnel must be fit to serve where medical care may be limited or remote." (9/4/08)
Cherrybrook Kitchen's Yellow Cake Mix
From SafeMama: Review of a boxed yellow cake mix that's dairy, egg and nut-free. (9/2/08)
From SafeMama: Review of a boxed yellow cake mix that's dairy, egg and nut-free. (9/2/08)
FDA Mulls Changes to Allergy Labeling on Foods
From HealthDay: You know those "May contain nuts" warnings on food packages? Did you know they were voluntary and not regulated at all? The FDA may be ending that. (8/26/08)
From HealthDay: You know those "May contain nuts" warnings on food packages? Did you know they were voluntary and not regulated at all? The FDA may be ending that. (8/26/08)
Resources for Families with Food Sensitivities
Links from the blog 5 Minutes for Special Needs. (8/18/08)
Links from the blog 5 Minutes for Special Needs. (8/18/08)
Shop with Special Diets in Mind
An online grocer makes it easy. (8/15/08)
An online grocer makes it easy. (8/15/08)
Managing Food Allergies in Kids
Advice from the About.com guide to Child Care. (8/12/08)
Advice from the About.com guide to Child Care. (8/12/08)
Please Don't Pass The Nuts: Smoochies
A food-allergy blogger evaluates a lactose-free ice cream. (8/11/08)
A food-allergy blogger evaluates a lactose-free ice cream. (8/11/08)
Lovely Lemon Muffins
Gluten-free, and they sound awfully tasty. (8/4/08)
Gluten-free, and they sound awfully tasty. (8/4/08)
An untimely tragedy
Another tragic story of a young person dying from a peanut allergy. (7/30/08)
Another tragic story of a young person dying from a peanut allergy. (7/30/08)
Check My Tag: The Importance of Carrying Epinephrine
Cool-looking carriers are the key to getting teens to bring their injectors. (7/29/08)
Cool-looking carriers are the key to getting teens to bring their injectors. (7/29/08)
Cake may be the answer to kids' egg allergy
I think kids funded this study. (7/26/08)
I think kids funded this study. (7/26/08)
Peanuts, Asthma, EpiPens, and Beyond
A news round-up from the About.com guide to Food Allergies. (7/24/08)
A news round-up from the About.com guide to Food Allergies. (7/24/08)
Cardinals Go Peanut Free
The Check My Tag blog has a report from a ballpark's peanut-free section. (7/24/08)
The Check My Tag blog has a report from a ballpark's peanut-free section. (7/24/08)
Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy
Very small amounts of cooked eggs may decrease reactions, according to a Greek study. (7/23/08)
Very small amounts of cooked eggs may decrease reactions, according to a Greek study. (7/23/08)
Most children with milk allergy tolerate warm milk
Heat destroys the proteins that trigger reactions, researchers have found. (7/22/08)
Heat destroys the proteins that trigger reactions, researchers have found. (7/22/08)
Half of kids with peanut allergy don't have Epi-Pen
"When we say take the Epi-Pen on you at all times it means literally on you, and not in an office or somewhere else that might give you a false reassurance," says one of the study's author. (7/16/08)
"When we say take the Epi-Pen on you at all times it means literally on you, and not in an office or somewhere else that might give you a false reassurance," says one of the study's author. (7/16/08)
Severe allergic reaction may need more epinephrine
If your child has asthma or multiple food allergies, one jab may not be enough. (7/9/08)
If your child has asthma or multiple food allergies, one jab may not be enough. (7/9/08)
Teens and kids with food allergies need to be careful about kissing
Kids With Food Allergies has the facts, but you're going to have to have that incredibly awkward conversation with your child yourself. (7/9/08)
Kids With Food Allergies has the facts, but you're going to have to have that incredibly awkward conversation with your child yourself. (7/9/08)
Severely milk-allergic kids can be desensitized
"Children who have a potentially life-threatening allergy to cow's milk can often "learn" to tolerate milk through a carefully orchestrated, supervised program in which they sample milk in progressively higher doses, research suggests." (3/3/08)
"Children who have a potentially life-threatening allergy to cow's milk can often "learn" to tolerate milk through a carefully orchestrated, supervised program in which they sample milk in progressively higher doses, research suggests." (3/3/08)
Food Allergy Advocates Criticize Ugly Betty Finale
The season finale of "Ugly Betty" had a pretty unattractive plotline. According to a statement from the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), Betty's young nephew was so eager to go from understudy to star in the school play that he tricked the lead into eating nuts, knowing it would cause an allergic reaction. (6/5/07)
The season finale of "Ugly Betty" had a pretty unattractive plotline. According to a statement from the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), Betty's young nephew was so eager to go from understudy to star in the school play that he tricked the lead into eating nuts, knowing it would cause an allergic reaction. (6/5/07)
FDA proposes new standards for gluten-free food
"Makers of foods claiming to be free of gluten-containing grains such as wheat and barley would face tighter standards under new rules proposed on Monday to help protect patients with a digestive disease that prevents them from absorbing the protein." (1/22/07)
"Makers of foods claiming to be free of gluten-containing grains such as wheat and barley would face tighter standards under new rules proposed on Monday to help protect patients with a digestive disease that prevents them from absorbing the protein." (1/22/07)
Study: Overcoming Allergies Possible
"Could eating tiny amounts of the very foods that endanger them eventually train children's bodies to overcome severe food allergies?" (12/26/06)
"Could eating tiny amounts of the very foods that endanger them eventually train children's bodies to overcome severe food allergies?" (12/26/06)
Study suggests egg allergy treatment
"US researchers said they have developed a promising potential treatment for children who are allergic to eggs. The researchers gave seven young sufferers, aged from one to seven, tiny amounts of powdered egg each day." (11/23/2006)
"US researchers said they have developed a promising potential treatment for children who are allergic to eggs. The researchers gave seven young sufferers, aged from one to seven, tiny amounts of powdered egg each day." (11/23/2006)
Food allergies 'gone in 10 years'
"Experts at the BA Festival of Science, in Norwich, heard that vaccines could be created against the molecules which trigger allergies. The scientist leading the research - Dr Ronald van Ree, from Amsterdam University - said a vaccine with no side effects was in sight." (9/9/06)
"Experts at the BA Festival of Science, in Norwich, heard that vaccines could be created against the molecules which trigger allergies. The scientist leading the research - Dr Ronald van Ree, from Amsterdam University - said a vaccine with no side effects was in sight." (9/9/06)
Pediatricians Say Dairy OK for Lactose-Intolerant Kids
"The American Academy of Pediatrics has a new attitude about consumption of milk and milk products by children with lactose intolerance: Hey, give it a try." (9/5/06)
"The American Academy of Pediatrics has a new attitude about consumption of milk and milk products by children with lactose intolerance: Hey, give it a try." (9/5/06)
Allergic reactions in children spur an extensive study
"Medical personnel, from school nurses to chiefs of hospital pediatric departments, say near-fatal allergic reactions are becoming more common in children. So three Chicago medical institutions said last week they will collaborate on an extensive study to determine the cause of the increase and will plead for more federal research funding." (6/11/06)
"Medical personnel, from school nurses to chiefs of hospital pediatric departments, say near-fatal allergic reactions are becoming more common in children. So three Chicago medical institutions said last week they will collaborate on an extensive study to determine the cause of the increase and will plead for more federal research funding." (6/11/06)
Peanut-butter kiss wasn't fatal after all
according to a coroner, a kiss from a boyfriend who had eaten peanut butter did not in fact kill 15-year-old Christina Desforges. (3/5/06)
according to a coroner, a kiss from a boyfriend who had eaten peanut butter did not in fact kill 15-year-old Christina Desforges. (3/5/06)
McDonald's french fries not gluten-free after all
If your child has wheat or dairy allergies or Celiac Disease, watch out for McDonald's french fries: the company has disclosed that a flavoring in the oil in which the potatoes are fried contains wheat and dairy derivatives. (2/14/05)
If your child has wheat or dairy allergies or Celiac Disease, watch out for McDonald's french fries: the company has disclosed that a flavoring in the oil in which the potatoes are fried contains wheat and dairy derivatives. (2/14/05)
New food labels must list allergens
All packaged foods regulated by the FDA and manufactured after January 1, 2006 will be required to have new, much expanded labels that indicate whether the food contains certain allergens. (1/20/06)
All packaged foods regulated by the FDA and manufactured after January 1, 2006 will be required to have new, much expanded labels that indicate whether the food contains certain allergens. (1/20/06)