A former inmate with celiac disease has reached a $630,500 settlement over a lack of safe, gluten-free food during his… Read more »
Tag: Mary Vargas
U.S. Education Cuts: What’s the Impact on School Allergy Rights?
Cuts to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are eliciting uncertainty and fear in the food allergy and asthma… Read more »
Airline Backs Attendant’s Right to Deny Allergy Accommodations
Delta Air Lines strongly disputes a California family’s complaint of discrimination for denying a teen’s requested nut allergy accommodation. The… Read more »
DOT Airline Complaint: Teen ‘Humiliated’ over Nut Allergy Needs
A California family has launched a U.S. Department of Transportation complaint against Delta Air Lines over the denial of a… Read more »
United Says Allergic Woman Removed from Flight for ‘Safety’
United Airlines stands by its flight crew’s decision to ask a woman with food allergies to leave a flight. The… Read more »
Kicked Off Plane for Allergy, Woman Files DOT Complaint
A business traveler has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging that United Airlines discriminated against… 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 »
Holes in the Safety Net for Food Allergy Families
With increased jobless levels ever since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of Americans have been turning to federal… Read more »
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 »
Mom Sues After Allergic Child Twice Barred from Preschools
A hurt and frustrated southern California mom has launched a lawsuit after her son was twice refused admission to preschool… Read more »