CBC News – Stricter food label rules target allergens

Feb 14

CBC News – Stricter food label rules target allergens

HUGE Win for the Canadian Food Allergic Population Food manufacturers have 18 months to adhere to tighter rules dealing with the labelling of food allergens, Health Canada announced Monday. The amended rules would target food allergens, gluten sources and sulphites, which will have to be explicitly identified on packaging.Manufacturers will be required to list what...

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Win an autographed copy of one of Kyle Dine’s CDs!

Feb 14

Win an autographed copy of one of Kyle Dine’s CDs!

Now that you all know about Kyle Dine you will be happy to hear that I have a copy of each of Kyle Dine’s albums Food Allergies Rock, his newest release and You Must Be Nuts BOTH AUTOGRAPHED AND AVAILABLE TO BE WON!!! To win one (it will be a random draw for each) all you have to do is comment here with a piece of info about Kyle that you find on his website...

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Kyle Dine Rocks!

Dec 22

Kyle Dine Rocks!

Last month, we had the great pleasure of seeing Kyle Dine in concert! Kyle Dine is a musician who records and performs children’s music about food allergies. His songs contain positive messages on living with and safely managing one’s food allergies, and his concerts are educational, uplifting, and a lot of fun. We had the opportunity to ask a few questions of this...

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WestJet Steps Up to the Mike | Allergic Living

Dec 09

WestJet Steps Up to the Mike | Allergic Living

By: Gwen Smith, Allergic Living Editor Hallelujah, we’ve been heard. If you ask a flight attendant on WestJet, Canada’s second largest airline, she or he will step to the microphone and ask fellow passengers to please not pull out nut or peanut snacks. The attendant will briefly explain that this is because there is a person onboard with serious allergies. via...

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Avoiding Milk Blog: Allergy Gear for Christmas

Dec 08

AVOIDING MILK BLOG AVOIDING MILK PROTEIN AND OTHER ALLERGY FREE FOOD FINDS. Karen over at Avoiding Milk Protein has a great list of gear for allergy awareness and gifts over the holiday List of allergy gear companies in time for Christmas, from allergy t-shirts to magnets. Many of these companies also offer gift certificates. Avoiding Milk Blog: Allergy Gear for...

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Allergic Living – Quaker facility closed. Boy goes home :)

Dec 01

Allergic Living – Quaker facility closed. Boy goes home :)

Allergic Living has reported that after the packaging error that occurred last week at the Quaker Canada facility the facility has been closed pending an internal investigation and that the boy that was affected by an allergic reaction has gone home. We’re happy for the good news about the boy and hope that Quaker gets to the bottom of this soon! Read the...

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Allergy Eats interviews Julia Bradsher, CEO of FAAN

Nov 30

Paul Antico at Allergyeats.com has a great interview posted on his site where he had the chance to get some questions answered by Julia Bradsher surrounding her views of the restaurant industry in the US, among other things. It’s a great and insightful read and I recommend you pop over and see what she had to say! I recently had the opportunity to...

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PEANUT AND TREE NUT ALLERGY ALERT

Nov 30

PEANUT AND TREE NUT ALLERGY ALERT Nov. 29, 2010 Quaker Canada is recalling “Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Value Pack” cartons, sold in Canada, due to undeclared peanuts and tree nuts. FAAN is sending notification of this recall because, per the manufacturer, some consumers of this product may be U.S. residents. The affected product is packaged in 14-count...

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MARKHAM RESIDENTS CAUTIONED TO INSPECT HALLOWEEN CANDY

Nov 01

TOWN OF MARKHAM RESIDENTS CAUTIONED TO INSPECT HALLOWEEN CANDY http://www.nestle.ca/en/PressRelease/Markham_Favourites.htm Toronto – October 22, 2010 – Nestlé Canada Inc. and Walmart Canada are advising residents of the Town of Markham, Ontario, that four packages of 94 count Nestlé Fav*rites snack size chocolate bars were found to contain candy not...

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PEANUT ALLERGY ALERT

Oct 25

Oct. 23, 2010 Nestlé USA is recalling “Nestlé® Raisinets® Fun Size Bags” due to undeclared peanuts. The 10-oz bags were sold in Target, Shop Rite, and Don Quixote retail stores in the U.S. The product is marked with production code 02015748 and UPC 2800010255. Consumers should contact the company at (800) 478-5670 for a refund. Share...

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NoTrickTreats.com Helps Children with Restricted Diets Enjoy Halloween

Oct 14

Jon sent us news of a new service website on the web that aims to help kids find safe homes to Trick or Treat at. I’ve checked it out and it’s really well done and easy to follow. All we need now is for EVERYONE to use it! Check out this news release and get your home listed too! I did and I hope it helps. Although many American children list Halloween...

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Another October comes around

Oct 07

Another October comes around

And it’s time to break out the old Halloween post: http://eatnutfree.com/2008/10/a-nut-free-halloween/ I posted that 2 years ago and it still holds true. Given that there are things you can do to allow your child to still enjoy a night out gathering treats, will you be letting the little one visit your neighbours? I know my neighbours, but I also know I have...

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“anaphylaxis to airborne food particles is very rare”: Dr Ham Pong

Oct 07

“anaphylaxis to airborne food particles is very rare”: Dr Ham Pong

For anyone who did not know this, it’s great to hear this from a prominent artillerist. The opening paragraph tells us: You can be assured that anaphylaxis to airborne food particles is very rare. An allergic reaction to food will not occur because someone is eating it in a classroom or vicinity of the allergic person. The main reason for advising that the...

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Applebee’s won’t bend

Sep 30

Applebee’s won’t bend

I was contacted today by Paul about a series of posts that have been gathering attention on his blog at Allergy Eats. This is not so much an attack at Applebee’s but hopefully someting that will bring attention to what the food-allergic community can potentially bring to a food chain. Applebee’s is a good starting point, being the largest casual food...

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Keeps Me Safe keeps me safe with hand made bracelets

Sep 27

Keeps Me Safe keeps me safe with hand made bracelets

I love my new hand-made Medical Alert bracelet from Keeps Me Safe. Delivery from Spain to Ottawa, Canada was very fast at about 2 weeks. In the package I received the bracelet, the tag and some spare rings in case I needed to extend the size, which I did not. When I ordered I sent them the exact size of my wrist and when they manufacture the bracelet I assume they...

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CBC article commenter says what most of us have only thought

Aug 25

John Murray is a man of MANY words. These are the words that I have always wanted to say, but found I could not do so and keep my composure. John does it very well in response to the comments after the CBC artical “CBC News – What teachers and parents should know about severe food allergies” I posted about earlier. Found here...

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CBC News – What teachers and parents should know about severe food allergies

Aug 23

CBC News – What teachers and parents should know about severe food allergies

What teachers and parents should know about severe food allergies This article by Gwen Smith of Allergic Living Magazine gives an important message for everyone with children in the school. Whether you are a parent of an allergic child, a parent with a child attending the school with allergic children, or a teacher at that school, you need to read this article. It...

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A Nut Allergy Skeptic Learns the Hard Way – TIME

Aug 20

A Nut Allergy Skeptic Learns the Hard Way – TIME

Illustration by John Ueland for TIME Joel Stein has a knack for writing articles that raises the hair on the back of people’s necks.  (See his article “Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies?” This time he gets his own, though not in a way I would wish on ANYONE. A Nut Allergy Skeptic Learns the Hard Way By JOEL STEIN Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010...

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New Delicardo Foodcards Contest!

Aug 06

The folks at Delicardo Foodcards just alerted me to a new contest they are running where you can win 50 Delicardo Foodcards of your choice! Here are some details. The rest can be found on their Facebook page. DELICARDO Foodcards, a very helpful little card that contains your dietary dos and don’ts, is having a scavenger hunt. To go into the draw to win a pack of 50...

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Allergies Attack iPhone Game

Aug 05

Allergies Attack iPhone Game

Allergies Attack is a fun game developed by an allergic-aware developer who put together this game to help promote awareness of allergies and at the same time, help people have fun while getting through the day. The game follows a boy during his dreams in which he goes on the offensive against all types of allergies; pollen, bees, peanuts, dust, pet dander, you name...

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