While advisory labels can be helpful to allergic consumers, they are voluntary and are not required under labeling regulations in United States.
Author: Claire Gagné
How to Read a Label When You Have Food Allergies
The tricks to understanding package labels with food allergies.
CDC Food Allergy Guidelines for Schools Across the USA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released the long-awaited school food allergy guidelines.
Chips Are Canada’s First Certified Gluten-free Food
Canada has its first officially certified gluten-free product: Lay’s potato chips. In order to obtain the designation, four facilities in… Read more »
Urine Test Predicts Asthma in Kids
A researcher with the AllerGen research network in Canada is hoping a urine test he’s developing will turn the grey… Read more »
Cats Can Stay in Plane Cabins, CTA Rules
Ignoring a request to ban cats on flights, the Canadian Transport Agency gives airlines the option to create a five-row buffer zone between the cat and the allergic passenger.
Dog and Cat Allergies Make Ragweed Worse
As if suffering from allergies to dogs and cats wasn’t enough, scientists have discovered that having this type of year-round allergy makes people’s ragweed symptoms worse.
Peanut Patch: Future Treatment?
Researchers who are working to find a way to treat food allergies have their sights on the next target – desensitization through the skin.
Asthma Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
I think I have asthma. Now what?
Asthma Control
Is My Asthma Under Control? Studies have shown that more than half of people with asthma are not properly managing… Read more »