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August 11, 2010
Food Allergy Treatment Survey Study
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is conducting a research study that looks at food-related allergic reactions in children that caused them to be seen by a medical professional for the FIRST TIME.
Parents (of food-allergic children) are invited to complete a brief questionnaire (15 minutes).
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether food-related allergic reactions are properly treated when it is not yet known that the child is prone to food allergies (the FIRST TIME the child is seen by a medical professional for a food-related allergic reaction).
This research hopes to raise awareness about food-related allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal disorder, and emphasize to medical professionals the proper treatment for these reactions.
To take the survey, please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/anaphylaxis
Do Your Live Near Philadelphia or Houston?
 Join Us for Our 2nd Annual Food Allergy Children's Dance-a-thon, Family Fun Event and Expo
Featuring children's entertainer Kyle Dine— performing new songs from his CD, Food Allergies Rock. Expo includes activities for children, allergy-friendly businesses, raffle baskets and more! Raise funds to support KFA's education and support programs. Children can meet some new friends and enjoy an event with other families raising children with food allergies.
Philadelphia: September 12, 1:00-3:30 p.m. [Download Flyer]
Special guests: musician Kyle Dine, cookbook author Cybele Pascal and Arthur from PBS Kids
Houston: October 2, 10:00-12:30 p.m. [Download Flyer]
Special guest: musician Kyle Dine
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Geared towards those with dairy, egg and nut allergies, this book includes Divvies classics like their famous cupcakes, frosting, and chocolate chip cookies but also expands to lemon bars, fudge, brownies and blondies with a positive party mood in mind!
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A Message from Our Sponsor
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 on the banner to shop on the Allergy Free Shop website.
Surf Sweets
Surf Sweets are delicious, fruit juice-infused, all natural and organic jelly beans and gummy candies. Made with organic sweeteners and Vitamin C, our products are free of corn syrup, artificial dyes, gluten and are produced in a facility free of the 10 most common allergens. www.surfsweets.com
Ian's Natural Foods
Ian's is the leading provider of allergen-free foods for kids. We have over 20 allergen-free meals and snacks, many of which are free from the top seven allergens. Use the product finder on our website to customize your search and find products specific to your dietary restrictions.
Ian's Natural Foods: Healthier Foods for Healthier Kids www.iansnaturalfoods.com
HomeFree
Want to serve treats that are great tasting, allergy friendly and wholesome? HomeFree award-winning allergy friendly cookies and coffeecakes are certified whole grain, kosher pareve and organic! Find them online and at stores, including Shaw's and many Whole Foods. www.homefreetreats.com
World Wise Grains
ARZU, a new staple for the gluten-free pantry. Try this blend of quinoa, buckwheat and legumes at www.tryarzu.com. Use coupon code "KFA Promo" for 15% off. ARZU, a passport to delicious gluten-free desserts, snacks, breading, side dishes, dips and so much more from World Wise Grains.
Cooking Without Dairy, Egg & Nuts? These Cookbooks Are for You!
Simple recipes, "normal" ingredients, fantastic results. Get Linda Coss' popular dairy-, egg- and nut-free cookbooks for over 260 recipes that your entire family will enjoy and your guests won't believe are "allergy-free." Includes main dishes, side dishes, soups, salads, breakfast foods and baked goods. www.FoodAllergyBooks.com
Is Your Child's Food Allergy Testing Right?
"Your child has tested positive for a food allergy, but can the allergy testing results be trusted? The odds say probably not — it takes more than a simple blood test to determine whether your child has a bona fide food allergy."
Are Kids' ER Visits for Food Allergies on the Rise?
"Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston found that the number of food-induced allergic reactions treated in their ER more than doubled over six years -- from 164 cases in 2001, to 391 in 2006."
Parents Warned to Avoid Alternative Allergy Tests for Children (UK)
The National Institutes for Health and Clinical Excellence first guidance on childrens' food allergies will warn against the use of alternative tests such as hair analysis, kinesiology, vega tests and IgG antibody tests promoted by commercial firms and the internet.
Columnist's Son Diagnosed with a Nut Allergy
Joel Stein tells the world he now has a new view of food allergies now that he is walking in the shoes of a parent of a child with food allergies.
Tips on Explaining Food Allergy to Grandparents (Video)
Dr. Robert Wood answers the question, “How do you explain food allergy to grandparents?”
FAAN/FAI Statement on Egg Allergy and the Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Vaccines
"For many years, it has been recommended that children with severe egg allergy avoid flu vaccines, which contain a very small amount of egg protein. As new studies emerge, and as manufacturers label and test their products for egg content, it is likely that guidelines for administering these vaccines will be more liberal in encouraging vaccination with less concern, less testing, and in single doses without using multiple smaller shots that are uncomfortable."
Food Alerts! Have you checked the Allergy Recall Alerts section at KFA recently? The following foods were recently recalled:
U.S. Allergy Recalls
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DeBoles: Kids Only! Gluten Free Tubettini Corn Pasta (undeclared wheat)
- Kashmir Crown Baking: KBC No Eggs Added Cake Rusk (undeclared egg)
- Dulcería Chepito: Chepito Dulces Tropicales - Almejas (undeclared egg)
- Oregon Ice Cream Company: Denali Bear Claw Ice Cream (undeclared peanut)
- Bay Valley Foods: Cupboard Chicken with Rice Soup (undeclared egg and wheat)
- Ugo. DiLullo & Sons: iLullo's Deluxe Meatballs in Sauce (undeclared egg)
- South Bend Chocolate Co. : Bountiful Blend (undeclared tree nuts)
Canadian Allergy Recalls
- Nutrisoya: Natura-a Glace Maple, Vanilla, Strawberry, and Chocolate Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts (undeclared milk)
- Mike's Bakery: Jelly Cookies (undeclared milk)
- Yiangello: Cookies & Cream Cheesecakes (undeclared eggs)
- Maple Leaf Consumer Foods : Country Morning Garlic Sausage Ring and Olympic Fine Meats Ukrainian Garlic Sausage (undeclared milk)
Project Manager: Lynda Mitchell
Editor: Melanie Carver
Proofreaders: Elyse Hahne, Laura Healy
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