When Jill Harman went to get her COVID-19 vaccine at an Ingles Market pharmacy in rural Georgia, she mentioned to… Read more »
Food Allergy News
Severe Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Are Rare: CDC Report
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided an updated – and largely reassuring – picture of allergic… Read more »
Advocates’ Help Needed in ‘Full-Throttle’ Effort to Make Sesame 9th Top Allergen
Updated Jan. 30: The proposed FASTER Act, which would make sesame the ninth top U.S. food allergen, came so close… Read more »
Allergy News: EpiPen Class Action Can Proceed; DBV Hopeful on Patch
Mylan Loses Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit A U.S. district judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Mylan Inc.,… Read more »
CDC on COVID-19 Vaccines: More Reactions, But Incidence Still Rare
Updated Jan. 7: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave an update during a Jan. 6 press briefing… Read more »
Likely More Than One Cause for COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions
Updated March 2, 2021: As the number of people receiving shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines grows, so… Read more »
FDA Gets Tough on Whole Foods Over Allergen Recalls
Updated Dec. 24, 2020: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a stern warning letter to the president of… Read more »
Some Reactions to COVID Vaccines Expected, But No Reason To Avoid Shot
Updated Dec. 20: As COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the U.S., there are likely to be more reports of possible… Read more »
FDA Approves ‘GalSafe’ Pigs for Food, Medicine for Alpha-Gal Allergy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a line of “GalSafe pigs,” bringing considerable hope to those with alpha-gal… Read more »
As FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccine, Experts Seek to Calm Allergy Fears
Updated Dec. 30 – With the U.S. emergency approval late Dec. 13 of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the rollout of… Read more »