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Risk Taking and Allergic Teens – What I’ve Learned
From the ‘may contain’ ice cream bar incident, here’s what I learned about budding food allergy embarrassment.
Editor’s Remarks to FDA Committee on Peanut Allergy Drug
Allergic Living’s Gwen Smith presented the following statement on Sept. 13, 2019 to the FDA’s Allergenic Products Advisory Committee, which was… Read more »
Elijah’s Law Is Official, Protecting Food Allergy Kids in NY Daycares
Thomas and Dina Silvera held a “bittersweet” celebration on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in honor of Elijah’s Law becoming New… Read more »
Mom Warns Miscommunication Led to Tween’s Allergic Reaction at Dentist
In late June 2019, Allergic Living reported that the non-profit Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia was warning that a 12-year-old with… Read more »
Natasha’s Law: Mom Hopes Groundbreaking Rules Help ‘Everybody Else’
A U.K. family that has spent years pushing to change food labeling laws is excited and relieved to have won… Read more »
Australian Girl’s Reaction Raises Issue of Food Allergy Risks at Dentist’s Office
In Australia, a report has surfaced of a 12-year-old girl, who has a milk allergy and other food allergies, suffering… Read more »
New York Assembly Passes Elijah’s Law Requiring Daycare Food Allergy Protocols
The New York State Assembly has passed legislation the food allergy community has been waiting for: Elijah’s Law, which tells… Read more »
Red Sneakers Day on May 20: What It Means for Food Allergy Awareness
Get your red sneakers ready – Monday May 20, 2019 will be the second annual International Red Sneakers Day in… Read more »
Should a Second Dose of Epinephrine be Injected Into the Opposite Thigh?
Q: In a U.K. inquest, a teenager (Natasha Ednan-Laperouse) died despite being given two doses of epinephrine during a severe… Read more »