Current News (Dec 11)

Strategies for Avoiding Nut Allergies in Schools May Be Overblown
MedPage Today – Little Falls,NJ,USA
He did not make any specific recommendations, but guidelines issued by the National School Boards Association, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, …

http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Allergy/12116

Zeer Grocery Community Helps Simplify Holiday Food Shopping
MarketWatch – USA
Just log onto Zeer.com and join or browse Zeer’s Gluten Allergy Community and you’ll find many options for gluten free bread from other like-minded …

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Zeer-Grocery-Community-Helps-Simplify/story.aspx?guid={7889E40E-533B-4542-8073-66F071D85E86}

Researchers Put a Microscope on Food Allergies New York Times – United States A DAILY STRUGGLE Sean Batson, 5, who is allergic to soy, eggs and milk, is participating in a large food allergy study. “My mother was wearing lipstick, …

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/health/09allergies.html?_r=1

Why Are So Many Kids Allergic to Peanuts?
Popular Science – New York,NY,USA
… is supposed to manage, that it’s looking for something to do,” says Anne Muñoz-Furlong, CEO of the nonprofit Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. …

http://www.popsci.com/node/29975?page=

Schools take precautions for allergies
Business Gazette – Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Bloch said Maryland has no laws to oversee food allergy procedures in schools or restaurants. “There are a handful of states that do,” she said. …

http://www.gazette.net/stories/12042008/mounnew165453_32477.shtml

Food allergies on the rise among kids
WZZM – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
(GANNETT NEWS SERVICE) – Food allergies in children are on the rise. According to the first-ever federal study of the problem, they now affect about 3 …

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=102305&catid=14

Are Food Allergies Genetic?
North Florida NewsDaily – Glen Saint Mary,FL,USA
(ARA) – As the number of people with food allergies continues to rise, many are asking: “Are food allergies genetic?” While a specific “food allergy gene,” …

http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News/2008/1201/health_and_fitness/196.html

Mislabeling foods puts people with food allergies at risk
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News – Las Vegas,NV,USA
The paper built a database of 2800 recalls over the past 10 years related to food allergens, which amounts to an average of five recalls a week. …

http://calorielab.com/news/2008/11/28/mislabeling-food-allergies-recalls/