Nassau County program could make EpiPens available for restaurant owners
Nassau County program could make EpiPens available for restaurant owners Casey Dubofsky, who has a tree nut and fish allergy, says the idea came to her because she had a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction in a restaurant when she was 3 years old. At the...
Jericho HS sophomore starts nonprofit to help restaurants protect those with food allergies
A Jericho High School student is recruiting Long Island restaurants to become more allergy-friendly. Casey Dubofsky, 16, says she is "very cautious" about tree nut and fish allergies because of an incident she had when she was a child. When Dubofsky was 3, she had a...
SAFE EATS Winner of the 2021 FARE Collaborator Program Impact Award.
SAFE EATS is helping out the Community by educating others about the severity of food allergies. On December 15th Members of our committee Used the money awarded to them from FARE and Stocked the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay. Allergy Safe Food is...
After Son’s Nut Allergy Tragedy, Family Urges Food Allergy Education
Oakley Debbs was his parents’ pride, the 11-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida was a straight A student with a sunny disposition and ready smile. Despite some struggles with asthma control, Oakley was an outstanding athlete – a gifted soccer and tennis player,...
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AN EPIPEN
For those who live with a life-threatening allergy, an EpiPen is an essential item to keep on hand. EpiPens contain a single dose of epinephrine, which works quickly to combat the life-threatening symptoms of anaphylaxis. Epinephrine works rapidly to stimulate the...
The Pen-Sized Device That Can Save Your Life
Allergens produce a wide range of symptoms. Some allergens cause mild inconveniences, like hay fever, and other allergens, such as bee stings or peanuts, can produce deadly reactions. Experts estimate that around 5 percent of the population has an insect allergy and...
The Importance of EpiPens
Emily, my 11 year- old sister, has a severe peanut and tree nut allergy. Some children grow out of their allergy, but in Emily’s case, it is different. She has a life threatening allergy which gets worse as she grows older. In order to keep her safe, she carries...
Facts on Tree Nut Allergies
Did you know that tree nuts are one of the most common food allergens in Canada? For people who are allergic, avoiding tree nuts and foods that contain tree nuts while still eating a healthy diet is important. Read on to get the facts on tree nut allergies. What is a...
Epinephrine in Schools
AAFA supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medications to treat students and staff who experience severe allergic reactions. States should implement policies that promote access, including supplying schools with epinephrine auto-injectors to be...
Stocking EpiPens at restaurants might reduce fatal allergic reactions
(Reuters Health) - If restaurants and other food establishments stocked epinephrine autoinjectors, the number of fatal allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, could decrease, a small study in Canada suggests. After a two-year test of an epinephrine autoinjector...
Seventh-Grader’s Lobbying Inspires Bill Allowing Restaurants to Carry Stock Epinephrine
12-year-old Kennedy Pelletier is no stranger to food allergies having discovered she was allergic to fish and shellfish after suffering a reaction at Disney years ago. She had a subsequent reaction at a restaurant in 2018 despite avoiding her allergens when her dish...
As EpiPen shortage continues, clinicians and patients turn to alternatives
With the summer winding down and the academic year in full swing, school-age severe allergy sufferers have to cope with more than just purchasing requisite school supplies and cool-weather gear. They should also be sure to have their emergency epinephrine treatment on...
Laws to Protect Those with Asthma & Allergies
What federal laws protect people with asthma and allergies? The following are key laws that protect people with asthma and allergies in the US. CDC Public Health Law for Asthma School Access to Epinephrine Emergency Act This law amends the Public Health Service Act to...
Skylar Glick – Allergy story
When I was little, I used to eat various types of foods and desserts and many times my throat would feel itchy. Little did I know these foods included tree nuts. I would then have to ask my mom for water, but the water didn’t help. As this pattern continued, I finally...
Isla Burman’s Story
My name is Isla Burman and I am 14 years old. My whole life I have been severely allergic to Tree Nuts and Shellfish. Since my allergies are so severe they have greatly impacted my daily lifestyle. I am airborne to Shellfish so even eating out at restaurants is risky...
From Tragedy Emerges A True Food Allergy Superhero: Brian Hom’s Story
All too often these days, we read about another life lost to food allergies – generally in our younger community. Personally, I can’t imagine how I would react if it were my child. Would I struggle to live normally during a lifelong grieving process? Would I avoid...
Putting An EpiPen In Every Restaurant Would Be A Life-Saver
A stock epinephrine and mandatory food allergy education program for the hospitality industry in the City of Toronto is the right thing to do. It has huge benefits for the safety of the general public and increases public awareness of food allergies. This week I had...
Stocking EpiPens at restaurants might reduce fatal allergic reactions
(Reuters Health) - If restaurants and other food establishments stocked epinephrine autoinjectors, the number of fatal allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, could decrease, a small study in Canada suggests. After a two-year test of an epinephrine autoinjector...
Characteristics of Food Allergic Reactions in United States Restaurants
Food allergic reactions occur while dining out. Prior studies have shown that restaurant patrons fail to communicate allergies to restaurant staff and restaurant staff lack fundamental food allergy knowledge that could help decrease allergic reactions.
Approved Bill Allows Restaurants To Carry EpiPens
ANNAPOLIS — A bill allowing certain food-service operations to administer auto-injectable epinephrine, or EpiPens, in an emergency breezed through the General Assembly this week as the abbreviated session expired. After a tragedy last October that claimed the life of...