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August 10, 2011
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A Child's View of Food Allergies VIDEO CREATED BY AN 11-YEAR-OLD!
Kalika, age 11, has created and narrated a video to show what the Kids With Food Allergies Foundation does to help keep children safe and healthy: educate and support families and help them find safe foods and recipes the whole family can enjoy. She dedicates her video to her brother and other kids with food allergies. She would like you to view the video and then vote for KFA in the Stay Classy awards for the category of "Innovative Use of Social Media." We are one of 25 charities nationwide to have been nominated. The winner is chosen by a public vote and judging panel and receives a $15,000 award!
This is a one-time vote. No daily voting!
Please share this with your family and friends as well.
Visit Stay Classy
Select "Innovative Use by Social Media"
Vote for Kids With Food Allergies Foundation
Submit Your Ballot (yellow button at top)
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View Kalika's Video |
Are You a Savvy Label Reader? NEW!
 We are excited to announce that Enjoy Life Foods has partnered with Kids With Food Allergies Foundation to lead a ten-day educational campaign on reading labels for the presence of food allergens.
We will have a daily quiz on label reading until August 19, 2011. A random daily winner will be selected to win a prize from Enjoy Life Foods. If you take all ten daily quizzes, you will have ten entries in the drawing for the grand prize: a large gift basket from Enjoy Life Foods worth ~$115!
10 Tips for Getting Your Child Off to a New School Safely NEW!
 Just diagnosed and not sure where to start? Lynda Mitchell shares her recommendations for parents to ensure a smooth transition.
10 Tips to a Healthy Student-School Partnership
Use these guidelines to help foster a good relationship with your child's school.
Potential Food Allergens in Preschool and School Activities
This list is terrific to share with teachers so they know what crafts and activities contain potential food allergens.
Visit KFA's library of articles for school planning, back-to-school basics, managing food
allergies at school, preparing for preschool or college and more!
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A Message from Our Sponsor
Americans Support Bans on Food Allergens in Public Places
"In the latest NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll, we asked people ... if they believe bans on certain foods, such as nuts, from public places (think airplane cabins and lunchrooms) are an important safety measure. A majority — 59 percent — said the bans are OK by them."
Love Can Drive You Nuts: Teens, Dating and Food Allergies
"As food-allergic children reach their teens, they face many new challenges in allergy management, including a first date and even a first kiss, both of which hold hidden dangers."
Food Allergies Challenge Families
"For the growing number of parents of children with food allergies, simple activities have to be planned to avoid food that could give their kids hives, swollen tongues, or in some cases, cause anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition."
Untangling the Web of Eczema and Food Allergies
"Children with atopic dermatitis have a high risk of food allergies – although these allergies are not always easy to pinpoint ... positive skin prick testing – a common form of allergen identification – isn't a very accurate way to detect the allergies. As a result, parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) will frequently state that their child has a food allergy, when, in fact, none exists."
Visit KFA's Allergy Buyer's Guide to find foods and products that cater to the food-allergic consumer. Please let our sponsors know that you found them through KFA!
Click to visit the website of Wegmans.
Click to visit the website of Medic Alert. MedicAlert is offering a special discount to KFA families: Save up to 25%
Protect your child (and yourself) with a MedicAlert medical ID; the only medical IDs with exclusive, live 24/7 emergency response and family notification services. For the KFA-exclusive price of $25, your child will receive one year of MedicAlert Kid Smart membership services and a FREE MedicAlert ID. Additionally, MedicAlert is offering KFA families a 25% discount on MedicAlert Advantage membership (for adults 18 and older).
Use Promotional Code 9039 (Adults) and 9040 (Kids) during check-out to receive this KFA-exclusive discount.
Sign up for an Associate Membership (no fee) to participate on our online support group forums.
No-Oven Dinner Ideas
With much of the country experiencing heat waves and high temperatures, many parents are looking for menu ideas that don't require the oven or stove.
Had to "Epi" Tonight; Back from the E.R.
"It had to have been the kettle corn I fed her. I am so stupid. I really did not know that cross contamination warnings are voluntary."
Son Had His Blind Peanut Challenge Today
A mom shares her family's experience with a blind oral food challenge.
Food Alerts! Have you checked the Allergy Recall Alerts section at KFA recently? The following foods were recently recalled:
U.S. Allergy Recalls
- XYMOGEN: OrganiX Bars (undeclared peanut)
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Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.: Lemon Bar Cakes, Chocolate Cherry Bar Cakes, and Bakery Iced Cinnamon Rolls (undeclared egg and wheat)
- Shata Trading Inc.: Three Rivers Brand Golden Raisins (undeclared sulfites)
- Curly's Custom Meats: Beef Jerky (undeclared wheat)
- Transpecos Foods, LP: Cheddar Cheese Jalapeno Bites and Cream Cheese Jalapeno Bites (undeclared soy)
Canadian Allergy Recalls
- M & M Meat Shops Brand: Sorbet Products (undeclared milk)
- Great Value: Mini Debreizini Sausages (undeclared milk)
- Great Value: Mini Debreizini Sausages (undeclared milk)
- LES ALIMENTS O SOLE MIO INC.: Scores Rib Sauce (undeclared fish)
Project Manager: Lynda Mitchell
Editor: Melanie Carver
Proofreaders: Jennifer Blanford, Melanie Croft, Laura Healy, Cristi Schwamb
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