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Food Allergy News
Opinion: Anaphylaxis in the Air – What We Learned from Natasha’s Allergy Tragedy
Many in the food allergy community have been following the British inquest into the anaphylaxis death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse. In… 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 »
Teenager’s Fatal In-Flight Reaction Raises Food Allergy Labeling Loophole
Read about the findings of the inquest here. A father’s heart-wrenching testimony was heard on the first day of a… Read more »
Dairy-Allergic Student Had Cheese Thrown Down His Shirt, Inquest Hears
A paramedic testifying at a coroner’s inquest into the death of a U.K. teenager who died of anaphylaxis in an… Read more »
After Tragedy, Brother and Mother are on a Mission for Food Allergy Education
Updated Sept. 21, 2018: Joanna Salmingo was a big fan of Japanese culture. “She took Japanese lessons in school and… Read more »
After August Tragedies, Families Work to Increase Food Allergy Education
Late August 2018 turned into a difficult time of food allergy loss. In the following report, Allergic Living provides what… Read more »
Epinephrine Underused in Study, But Teens Proved Surprising Exception
A large study that looked at cases of anaphylaxis over seven years at nine emergency departments in Canada found that… Read more »
FARE Renews Call for American Airlines to Allow Food Allergy Pre-Boarding
The national food allergy advocacy organization FARE wrote to American Airlines on Sept. 10 urging the company to review its… Read more »
“Managed” Supply of EpiPen Auto-Injectors Returning to Canadian Pharmacies
After stock of the EpiPen 0.3 mg auto-injector ran out in Canada in August 2018, Pfizer Canada says pharmacies across… Read more »