All kids love Halloween. But as a candy-focused celebration, trick-or-treating with food allergies can indeed be a tricky business. Fortunately,… Read more »
Food Allergy
Food Allergy Kids and Bullying: Clues Parents Will Often Miss
Kids often don’t tell their parents when they’re being bullied about their food allergies. Now, research finds that how parents… Read more »
College Dining Alert: Shortages Affecting Supply of Allergy-Safe Foods
Ruby Schweitzer’s plan to safely eat at her college dining hall came to an abrupt halt a couple weeks after… Read more »
Food Allergies’ Link to ARFID, a Serious Eating Disorder
Read about one family’s experience with an extreme form of selective eating called avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). As a… Read more »
Labeling Bill Aims to Simplify Adding Top Allergens, Gluten Sources
A comprehensive food labeling bill recently introduced in the United States Congress would make it easier to require labeling for… Read more »
Dr. Gupta Video: Food Allergy’s Rise, Confusion and Hope
Among topics: rise of food allergies in kids and adults; fact vs. fiction; food allergy is so misunderstood.
Illinois Gov. Signs Elijah’s Law, Protecting Allergic Kids in Daycare, School
With the signature of Governor J.B. Pritzker, Illinois on August 20 became the second state to pass an Elijah’s Law… Read more »
Colleges That Go the Distance for Students with Food Allergies
Marissa Burk can often be found sitting in the campus dining hall, chatting with her friends while enjoying a plate… Read more »
Teen Sues Hospital After Its Food Gave Her a Severe Allergic Reaction
Kayla Bellotti always assumed that in a hospital, eating hospital meals, she would be safe. That the staff was there… Read more »
EpiPen Suit Update: Where It Stands and What It Means for Consumers
Updated Oct. 28: In late July, a U.S. District Court judge granted preliminary approval of a $345 million settlement agreement… Read more »