According to Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, Rich Products Corporation is recalling “Allen Bavarian Crème Filling” due to undeclared coconut, pecan, and milk. The product was distributed to foodservice distributors and in-store bakeries nationwide. The pail size is 3.5 gallons and weight is 31.0 lbs. with production codes 11870137F21, F-22, F-23, F-24, and F-25. Consumers with questions may call (800) 356-7094.
From Go Dairy Free: AllergyEats, the fast-growing source for finding allergy-friendly restaurants, has made several improvements to its site, including the addition of 57,000 more establishments to its database, bringing the number of restaurants available for rating by diners to well over 600,000. — Check it out here.
From Omaha’s KETV-7: The federal government said it believes the city of Omaha has relented on its policy that forbids city employees from giving life-saving medication to children in emergencies. Parks and Recreation employees should now be allowed to administer epinephrine with auto injector devices, such as the EpiPen, according to the Department of the Interior. – Read more here.
* You can also check out the initial story – Feds Urge City To Change Policy On EpiPen Use – from April 14, 2010.
From CBC News Canada - It has become fashionable of late to mock food allergies as a “trendy” condition, a construct of over-protective parents or attention-seeking adults. I simply can’t think of any other serious, sometimes life-threatening condition that is dissed more often. Take last month, for instance. – Read more of this opinion piece by Gwen Smith, editor of Allergic Living magazine, here.
From Reuters.com: A new study finds that adults who are allergic to shrimp tend to have a less intense immune-system reaction to the shellfish compared with children — raising the possibility that some allergy sufferers build up a tolerance to shrimp as they grow older. — Read more here.
From the New York Times: Food allergies are real and can be life-threatening. It would be folly to dismiss them. But many people think they have them when they actually don’t, according to a new report commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. And that says a lot about how we think about food. – Read the entire story here.
From Connecticut’s Bristol Press: Among the many problems faced by modern-day society, the issue of food allergies may seem small but for some 3 million children the issue isn’t one easily ignored as it may mean life or death. Sen. Christopher Dodd and his wife, Jackie, along with a group of health professionals came together at Central Connecticut State University Saturday as part of Food Allergy Awareness Week and brought with them a story with a personal touch — that of their daughter, Grace. – Read more here.
From FemaleFirst.co.uk: The National Food Allergy and Intolerance Week (25-29 January 2010) will highlight the disturbing news that the number of children suffering from food allergies has increased by 200% in the last decade…As part of the national week, Medikidz – the world’s first multimedia health education publishing company for children – will release their latest title, What’s up with Paulina? Medikidz explain Food Allergy on Monday 25 January, to provide support to children diagnosed with a food allergy. – Check it out here.
From Miami’s CBS13.com: More than three million children in the U.S. suffer from food allergies, for some of them a reaction can be quick and deadly. Now some families have found a new way of better protecting their children; dogs that sniff out allergy danger. – Read more here.
From The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA): Like any 11-year-old boy, Brett Nasuti has a favorite T-shirt. His just happens to be one that sums up his situation. Brett sports the black T-shirt emblazoned with white letters spelling out a dairy industry advertising catch phrase “got milk?” with pride, in part, because now he can. After participating in a milk desensitization trial program at Children’s Hospital in Boston, he can now have products made with milk after a lifetime of severe allergies, which as an infant would leave him purple with hives. – Read more here.
