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From FDA.gov: DOMEGA NY INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD 4820 2nd AVE BROOKLYN NY 11232 is recalling FUMA CUSTARD PIE because it may contain undeclared eggs. Consumers who are allergic to eggs may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.  The recalled FUMA CUSTARD PIE, is packaged in a 650 gram cardboard box containing 26 individual packages, with a date code of 2010 02 04AA. It was sold in New York State. It is a product of China. The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by food laboratory personnel revealed the presence of undeclared eggs in FUMA CUSTARD PIE in a package which did not declare eggs as an ingredient on the label. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. Consumers who have purchases FUMA CUSTARD PIE are urged to return it to the place of purchase.  Consumers with questions may contact the company at 646-388-3032.

From WalletPop.com: Midwest grocery chain Kroger has issued a recall of some of its ice cream because the labels do not disclose the presence of tree nuts, which can cause serious, even life-threatening problems for someone who is allergic. The ice cream was sold in 17 states. – Check out details here.

According to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, Domega NY International Co., LTD is recalling “Fuma Custard Pie” due to undeclared egg. The product was sold in New York. The product is packaged in a 650-gram box containing 26 individual packages, with a date code of 2010 02 04AA. Consumers are urged to return the product to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may call (646) 388-3032.

From WashingtonPost.com: Federal regulators are considering restrictions, or even a complete ban, on the serving of peanuts on commercial airline flights. Advocates say the move would ease fears and potential harm to the estimated 1.8 million Americans who suffer from a peanut allergy. Peanut farmers and food packagers, however, say it would be overreaching and unfair to their legume. — Read more here.

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.

While this KansasCity.com story is about new airline rules in general, it does mention an effort to ban peanut snacks because of the danger to allergic passengers. There is a 60-day window of opportunity for the public to comment on the ban. Check it out here.

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.