Update: California’s Governor signed the Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Act, described below, into law on July 30, 2019. A California PBS… Read more »
Author: Gwen Smith
FDA Launches Its Review of AR101 Peanut OIT Drug
The FDA is now officially reviewing the biologics license application (BLA) for AR101, the peanut oral immunotherapy drug that underwent… Read more »
Peptide Vaccine for Peanut Allergy Well-Tolerated in First Test
An Australian research team is hopeful that a novel injection therapy will work in peanut allergy. Speaking of her Phase… Read more »
AAAAI 2019: Expert Shines Light on Novel Therapies Under Study for Food Allergy
The FDA is considering approval of the AR101 peanut immunotherapy and will soon evaluate the Viaskin Peanut patch. But if… Read more »
Allergy Alert: USDA Announces Chef Boyardee Bowls Allergy Recall
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Conagra Brands is recalling 2,871 pounds of Chef Boyardee products… Read more »
Devastated Mom Speaks Out About 17-year-old’s Death Due to Nut Allergy
“Today, I will leave this hospital without my son,” Kari Wahl, mother of Brandon Cheatham, wrote in a heartbreaking social… Read more »
From Bethenny to Food Allergy Tragedy: 2019’s Cruel But Eye-Opening Start
The New Year of 2019 arrived with anxiety for those in the food allergy community, as tragedy and severe reactions… Read more »
Food Allergy $200 Million Fundraising Campaign: Why Now and What are the Goals?
On Dec. 4, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the most ambitious fundraising campaign to date for food allergy.… Read more »
NEJM Publishes Positive Study Data on OIT Biologic for Peanut Allergy
The positive results of a pivotal Phase 3 study of a peanut biologic oral immunotherapy known as AR101 were published… Read more »
Chain Knew of 21 Reactions to Its Food in Year Before Teen’s Fatal In-Flight Reaction
Read about the findings of the inquest here. Nine months before Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, purchased the sandwich that would lead… Read more »