Category: Food - Part 2

Food Allergy Videos

This video talks about food allergy safety at schools. It is not a detailed training video, but provides a good overview of what is needed to have a food allergy safe school. Video by The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network   This video from the FDA discusses general facts and statistics about food allergies. It […]

What are food allergies?

In simple terms a food allergy is an immune system response to a food, medicine, insect sting, bite, chemical, environmental pollen or other foreign substance that enters the body. The response that happens is unpredictable. It may be mild or severe. The reaction may occur through contact (skin, eyes, nose, cut or other mucous membrane), […]

Food Allergy Hero – Mary Fisher

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Author and Owner of AllergicChild.com Nicole Smith has created a series of childrens books focusing on the topic of food allergies. Books include Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children’s Story of Peanut Allergies, Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children’s Story of Milk Allergies and Chad the Allergic Chipmunk: A Children’s Story of Nut Allergies. Mary […]

Food Allergy Cards

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Food Allergy Card – Egg Allergy Dining out with an egg allergy can be a challenging experience. You are entrusting the wait staff, chef, and other members of the restaurant team to deal with your food allergies safely. To help, we have created chef cards (allergy cards) which can be printed by you on business […]

Food Allergy Courses

We have designed a fifteen minute free online babysitting course that will help to educate your babysitter about food allergies and children. This short online course covers the various ways food allergens can appear on labels, what foods and products are covered by the law, and a short quiz to test your knowledge As a […]

Food Allergy Action Heroes

Kristin Klein, Gratefulfoodie Rene Sturgill, Chef and business owner of Allergy Friendly Menu… Mark is the co-founder of AllerSchool and Gipsee. AllerSchool is an end-to-end Food Allergy & Nutrition Management System for K-12 Schools. Gipsee is an allergen management for solution for restaurants Dr. Michael K. Many of you know her as The Allergist Mom. […]

Food Allergy or Food Intolerance

When I tell someone my child has food allergies including a dairy allergy, I have heard the response, So does my son, he is lactose intolerant. This always worries me since food allergies can life threatening, but food intolerances are not. It makes me concerned a person will not be as cautious about exposing my […]

Food Allergy Information

Food Allergies? What are food allergies? What are the symptoms? How are they different from a food intolerance? Anaphylaxis What is it? Causes, symptoms, and how to avoid Common Food Allergies The big 8 allergies and more Intolerance or Allergy? What is the difference? Symptoms, tests, and cures Bullying What you need to know about […]

Kristin Klein

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Food Allergy Action Hero Our featured Food Allergy Action Hero is Kristin Klein, founder and writer of Gratefulfoodie ALLERGY FREE TABLE: We had the pleasure to interview Kristin Klein, Gratefulfoodie, and her son, Cyrus, a few months ago. Both Caroline and Cyrus are a dynamic duo who provide support and information for those of us […]

Food Allergy Quizzes

The Food Allergen Labeling And Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) requires that the label of a food declare the presence of the top eight allergens. This short quiz will test your knowledge. Do you know which students are bullies? Do you know how students are bullied? Do you know how to stop bullying? Do you know […]

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