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Boy Died After Father Mistakenly Gave Him Chocolate Bar Containing Milk
Another tragic loss after a dad who wanted nothing more than to give his son a treat mistook the packaging for a gluten-free line of chocolates for the free from line. Our FDA MUST strengthen allergen labeling disclosures and provide guidance on packaging so that such mistakes are more easily avoided.
Listen: Senator Chuck Schumer Demands Airlines Keep Stock Epinephrine Onboard
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a statement this evening urging the FAA to require epinephrine aboard flights. Listen to his comments here.
Open Letter: Why Your Child Can t Bring Peanut Butter to School (and What You Can Do About It)
Many classrooms now enforce allergen-exclusion policies to help protect children with food allergies from contact exposure, especially in the early grades. Here is our open letter to parents explaining why these measures are necessary. Feel free to use it as a template to reflect your child's allergens of concern. Be sure to share the finished product with your child's teacher, school nurse, and school administration and ask them to distribute your letter to the families of your child's classmates.
Back-to-School Check: Did You Update Your Child s Food Allergy Emergency Plan?
It's time to visit your child's allergist and renew prescriptions for epinephrine auto-injectors so they can be filled and ready when the new school year starts. While you're there, DON'T FORGET to have their emergency action plans updated!
Food Allergy 101: Anatomy of a Customer Service Response Regarding Allergens
You're a careful shopper for your family, so you contact a manufacturer to find out more about the potential allergen cross-contact for a specific product. You receive a long response that puts your mind at ease... but did they tell you anything of value? In this repost, we dissect a real response to a customer inquiry and contrast what they say vs what you wanted to know.
Teva Announces FDA Approval of First and Only Digital Inhaler with Built-In Sensors ProAir Digihaler
For those families coping with asthma (which often goes hand-in-hand with food allergy see "atopic march"), this new albuterol inhaler tracks/uploads usage and flow information. It will provide healthcare professionals with a wealth of information regarding the severity and progress of the disease allowing them to tailor therapies and meds.
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