Are you familiar with all that KFA offers to help you with "Back-to-School" planning? One of my worst moments as a parent occurred when my son had an anaphylactic reaction during the first week of school in first grade. The school was prepared, though — I had made sure his food allergy management plan was in place on day one, and I had provided the school nurse with physician orders and injectable epinephrine. Are you ready? Make sure your child with food allergies has a school plan on the first school day, including a Food Allergy Action Plan and ready access to injectable epinephrine — it just might save your child's life like it saved my son's!

Prepare early for this "Back-to-School" season by taking advantage of the many educational resources available through Kids With Food Allergies.  Professionally written and reviewed by our Medical Advisory Team, these resources take the guesswork out of planning and implementing school plans that can help keep your food allergic children as safe as possible. Best wishes for a safe school year! Warmest regards, Lynda Mitchell and the KFA Team

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Available to the public: The articles below are available to all Web site visitors. NEW! Back-to-School Basics: School Planning for Food Allergic Children You must check off your own back-to-school list — one that involves obtaining a letter from your child's pediatrician or allergist; contacting and meeting with the principal, school nurse and teacher; and creating a school health plan — well before your child's first day at school. KFA's School Planning Resources Kit KFA offers a collection of back-to-school resources that include planning guides for parents, a must-have list of allergens in preschool arts and crafts, peanut-free zone posters and much more!

Premium Resources for our KFA Family Members: Become a Family Member to have instant access to premium resources, more than 1,000 allergy-friendly recipes, and our wonderful online community! Family Members will need to log in for exclusive access to the resources below. Sample 504 School Plans for Managing Food Allergies Ever wonder what a Section 504 Plan really looks like? Section 504 Plans can vary from student to student and from school to school. The following samples were obtained by KFA from the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. They can provide some insight if you have to work with your child's school to develop a 504 Plan to manage food allergies in the school setting. Do Vaccines Contain Food Allergens? This review of vaccine safety analyzes how food ingredients in vaccines impact food allergic children. If part of your back-to-school preparations include getting your child's vaccinations up-to-date, the following reports provide detailed information about inactive ingredients, including food allergens, that are contained in common childhood vaccines. Food Ingredients in Vaccines for Ages 0-6 Food Ingredients in Vaccines for Ages 7-18

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U.S. Allergy Recalls

• Hiland-Roberts Ice Cream: Espo's Sorbetto and Nature's Promise Sorbetto (undeclared milk)
• Maya Overseas Foods: Golden Raisins (undeclared sulfites)

Canadian Allergy Recalls

• Surasang: Various Korean crackers (undeclared milk and egg)
• Master Choice: Frozen garlic baguettes (undeclared milk)