I found out myself, well into my 20s, that I could not eat hazelnuts. It was as an adult that I found out I could not eat one of my favorite snacks. Here is a story about another adult who finds herself allergic to foods she had grown used to eating without any issues.   When Edwina Galloway started to feel a strange knot in her throat after eating some peanuts, she...

MEMPHIS, May 9 (UPI) — Dr. George Flinn, a physician and Tennessee county commissioner, is asking Delta airlines to stop serving peanuts on its flights formerly flown by Northwest. Delta began serving peanuts in late March, when it substituted its snack, food and beverage offerings for those previously provided by Northwest. The Memphis Commerical Appeal...

Happy Mother’s Day all you wonderful moms out there. You gals are great and us kids appreciate you SOOO much (especially when we have to do what you do when you’re not around, Phew!!!)! So to all you kids out there, remember, it’s her day so breakfast in bed, no housework (you do it instead!) and lots of hugs. That is the order of the day. Our...

This is an interesting discovery. It’s interesting also that of all the people I know who have food allergies, none of them is of larger than average size.  Obese children and teens are 26 per cent more likely than kids of a normal weight to have some kind of allergy, especially a food allergy, U.S. researchers report. But it is not yet clear if obesity...

PEANUT ALLERGY ALERT May 6, 2009 LeClerc Foods is recalling “Market Pantry Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars” due to undeclared peanut. The product was distributed to Target stores nationwide. The 15.2-oz. boxes have a “best by” date of 18JAN2010 with UPC 85239 20124. Consumers may return the product to Target for a full refund. Consumers with questions may call...