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When Food at the Grocery Store Isn’t Labeled for Top Allergens
People with food allergies depend on the ingredient labels of grocery products for accurate and complete information as part of… Read more »
News: Teen Saves Mom Driving with Anaphylaxis; Confusion on Labels
Mom’s Scary Anaphylaxis at the Wheel A cool-headed 13-year-old saved his mom’s life after she passed out while driving –… Read more »
Vigilance Fatigue: What Food Allergy and COVID-19 Have in Common
To food allergy families, the vigilance with the pandemic felt all too familiar – from wariness of an unseen enemy to frequent hand-washing.
FDA’s Relaxed Label Rules: Updates Fail to Silence Allergy Concerns
The Food and Drug Administration recently updated its guidance on a temporary food labeling policy that has been causing widespread… Read more »
FDA’s New Label Policy Sparks Outpouring of Allergy Concerns
When she first heard the news, Mary Vargas was stunned. Like allergy parents across North America, the disability rights attorney… Read more »
Advocates Lobby Lawmakers to Support Food Allergy Law
Just under 150 food allergy advocates from across the U.S. have gathered on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislators… Read more »
Take Action: How to Lobby for Sesame as Top Allergen
For the latest news on sesame becoming the 9th top allergen in the U.S. as part of the FASTER Act,… Read more »
Teen’s Tragedy ‘Devastating’ News to Man Who Sued Pret after Sesame Allergy Reaction
“It’s a tragedy, and I hoped that my case would have been the wakeup call to Pret a Manger,” New… Read more »
Natasha Inquest: Coroner Finds Poor Allergy Labeling Led to Teen’s Death
A British coroner plans to call for a review of a labeling loophole that allowed a giant sandwich chain to… Read more »