The recent recall of my kids’ favorite mini bagels – luckily only in certain areas of the country – got me thinking about bread and commercial manufacturing practices. I decided to take action, so that led to emails and a phone call to our local bread manufacturing plant (Bimbo) for information on allergy safety and…
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Know when your child uses epinephrine
Epinephrine is a lifesaver, I can tell you from personal experience. So any technology that can help save lives is worth a look, especially for a food allergy technology mom blog! Gizmodo recently reported on a Smart Epi Pen case that will alert family and friends that there’s an allergic reaction in progress, and epinephrine was…
Sign the petition: Label Sesame as a Top Allergen
Change.org has a petition requesting that sesame be labeled as a top allergen so that companies are required to clearly label it in ingredient lists. Right now, many breads and other potentially affected products are not required to label sesame, so consumers have no idea if they are putting their sesame-allergic children at risk. Please…
Food allergies, technology and planning
My relationship with food changed drastically when my youngest son ended up in the hospital after an anaphylactic reaction to food. I’d like to think the initial diagnosis was a kick in the pants – which it was – but actually seeing my child suffer just put a whole different spin on things. Both of…
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