Current News (Nov 9)

Website Helps Those With Food Allergies Save Money
WBZ – Boston,MA,USA
About 12 million Americans now have some type of food allergy, many of which can have deadly reactions. Even more have other types of dietary restrictions. …

http://wbztv.com/food/food.allergies.pricey.2.859688.html

A Local School Fight Food Allergies In The Classroom
WIFR – Rockford,IL,USA
Out of 100 kindergartners at Seward Elementary in the Winnebago school district, ten have severe food allergies. The most common are milk, eggs, soy, wheat, …

http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/34118369.html

Childhood food allergies appear to be on the rise, federal agency says
Press-Enterprise – Riverside,CA,USA
By JENNIFER DEAN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the first federal study focused on childhood food allergies last month — with …

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_foodallergies06.2c0f436.html

Powdered Milk Helps Kids Overcome Milk Allergy
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Most food allergies are managed through simple avoidance of the trigger foods in hope that the child will outgrow the allergy. “Given that the quality of …

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/05/                                                  powdered-milk-helps-kids-overcome-milk-allergy.html

Three Million US Children Have Food, Digestive Allergies
Food Product Design – Northbrook,IL,USA
The report found that eight types of food account for 90 percent of all food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat. …

http://www.foodproductdesign.com/hotnews/cdc-report-3-million-u-s–children-have-food-.html

Early Peanut Consumption May Prevent Allergy in Children
DG News – USA
The new research casts doubt on government health recommendations that infants and new mothers avoid eating peanuts to prevent development of food allergy, …

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852574F200713F46

Handful of baking companies are skipping the nuts
Myrtle Beach Sun News – Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Elise Purcell, head of the Northwest chapter of the nonprofit Food Allergy Initiative, said Little Rae’s is an innovator, “onto something big” in a field …

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/869/story/648665.html