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The weekend of April 18th-19th will be a busy one here in Chicago. The THRIVE Allergy Expo is coming to McCormick Place as well as the FAAN conference April 18th. I plan on attending both and am really looking forward to it. I’ve been to FAAN conferences in the past and the day is filled [...]

Some of you may or may not know that I have been busy the past several months finalizing a project very close to my heart; The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book: Great Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Treats for the Whole Family. It will be officially released October 1st of this year but is available [...]

Many of you may already be familiar with the Food Allergy Initiative. It is a wonderful organization dedicated to raising funds for food allergy research and awareness. FAI has outlets in New York, Seattle (Northwest) and here in my hometown Chicago (Midwest). Last November FAI Chicago raised an unprecedented $1.2 million dollars in its very [...]

An Illinois school district is considering a ban on peanut butter and peanut products. North Shore District 112 based in Highland Park will discuss this issue with parents at a school board meeting on February 17th.  A pilot program at one of the district’s elementary schools banned all peanut products from its buildings last fall. Many [...]

After reading today’s entry from one of my favorite food allergy bloggers, the Nut-Free Mom (www.nut-freemom.blogspot.com), I was yet again reminded that not every journalist is made equal. Some are fantastic, some are medicore and some are downright awful. The Nut Free Mom writes about Dr. Hugh Sampson’s objection to a journalist in Harpers Magazine [...]

My son is making Gingerbread Houses at school this Friday. His teacher emailed me to ask if John would be able to participate since it is a food related activity. The protocol is the teacher sends out a mass email to parents asking for ingredients to be sent in. Now, I have to say I’ve been [...]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-081120-allergens-tribune-investigation,0,506031.story
The above story is in today’s Chicago Tribune. It is an investigation into the threat our food allergic children face due to mislabeled products or unrecalled food. It also has compiled an unprecedented database of nearly 3,000 recalls related to food allergens: www.chicagotribune.com/allergy .
My own son John suffered two severe reactions in the past 6 [...]

An article in today’s Chicago Sun Times reminds us of some of the hits and misses of Trick or Treating on Halloween. The food website www.seriouseats.com compiled a top ten list of the worst treats to give your little costumed visitors. Sadly, three of the “worst treats” are the only treats I give out because [...]