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April 11, 2012
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Access Kids With Food Allergies Foundation On-The-Go!
Kids With Food Allergies Foundation has upgraded its online community and it's now mobile!
If you have not visited our community recently, please check it out. We have new enhancements to our forums to make it even easier for all of us to work together to keep our kids safe and healthy.
What's new?
• Full mobile access to all forums
• An iPhone app
• An updated new look
• Three new blogs including one from our Medical Advisory Team
• Enhanced privacy settings
• Easily upload and share photos and videos
• Facebook and Open ID integration (register/sign-in with Facebook, Google, Yahoo, etc.)
Does my login change?
If you are already a registered KFA member, your account was transferred to our new community and your login is the same.
If you have a smartphone, we invite you to take a look at the new mobile site. Or, from your computer, try out the new features and see our new look!
Kind regards,
Lynda Mitchell and the KFA Team
If you would like to register as a new member and set up a free account to participate, click JOIN;
Click SIGN IN if you are already a KFA member. Select "Remember Me" so that you don't have to log in when you return.
Invite friends to join our community
Questions? Contact us!
KFA Wins Reader's Choice Award for Best Food Allergy Support Site! 
Kids With Food Allergies Foundation is the winner of the About.com Reader's Choice Award for providing the best online food allergy support. Thank you for voting for us!
Consumers Often Ignore Food Allergy Labels
"The different allergy labels in common use may be confusing consumers instead of helping them decide whether to buy a food product."
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question About Allergy and Asthma Diagnosis
Some Tests and Procedures are Over or Misused to Diagnose and Treat Allergies, Asthma and Immunologic Disorders
"The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) today released a list of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" as part of Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. This list of evidence-based recommendations is designed to help patients and physicians start conversations and make wise choices regarding the diagnosis and treatment of allergy, asthma and immunologic diseases."
Hosting a Child with Food Allergies
"A recent study found that 1 out of 13 US kids has a food allergy. There is a good chance that you will be taking care of a child with a food allergy at some point. Having an awareness and understanding can make hosting a child with food allergies a very feasible and rewarding experience that can mean so much to a child who wants to be included."
Register to participate on our online support group forums.
Allergic Reaction at McDonald's
A member sleuths to figure out the cause of her son's reaction at a fast food restaurant.
Looking for Tips on Adding Food to Diet
A nursing mom looks for advice on adding foods back into her diet after eliminating them for a time period.
Afraid to Touch My Kid's Skin!
"Because I am eating some contraband food I am terrified to touch and kiss my 3-year-old and it is breaking my heart."
Food Alerts! Have you checked the Allergy Recall Alerts section at KFA recently? The following foods were recently recalled:
U.S. Allergy Recalls
Egg Allergy Alerts:
Kypoyka Biscuits
Price Chopper Streusel Topped Fruit Pies
7-Eleven Fresh to Go Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Milk Allergy Alerts:
Crispy Brand Cookies and Rusk
Los Olivos Pan de Torta
Star Light Coconut Candy Keo Dua la Dua
Creme Curls Bakery Vanilla Cream Puffs
Topnotch Chocolate Chip Chunk Cookies
Ekrich Smoked Sausage
Publix Beef Stew Mix
Backroad Country Caramel Puffcorn
Peanut Allergy Alerts:
Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster Beverage
Soy Allergy Alerts:
Tyson Arrezio-Cooked Beef Pizza Topping
Sulfite Allergy Alerts:
Golden Smell Dried Potato
Tree Nut Allergy Alerts:
Crispy Brand Cookies and Rusk
Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster Beverage
Whole Foods Market Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Canadian Allergy Recalls
Egg Allergy Alerts:
Euro Mediterranean Foods Smoked Salmon Spread
BioX (various products)
Divella Gnocchi
Milk Allergy Alerts:
Crispy Brand Cookies and Rusk
Koh-Kae Peanuts Shrimp Flavour Coated Snack
Frito Lay Cheetos
Sesame Allergy Alerts:
Elderflower Organic Farm Sprouted Lentil Burgers
Soy Allergy Alerts:
Frito Lay Cheetos
Sulfite Allergy Alerts:
Natural World Dried Fungus
Tree Nut Allergy Alerts:
Crispy Brand Cookies and Rusk
Project Manager: Lynda Mitchell
Editor: Melanie Carver
Proofreaders: Jen Blanford, Melanie Croft, Laura Healy
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