Peanut Allergic Kindergarten Student Left At Curb By School Bus Driver Finds Justice

by admin February 27, 2012

Imagine this: Your six year old child is starting kindergarten, and it’s his first year in public school. Since he has food allergies and you’re an alert allergy parent, prior to the start of the school year, you meet with the school nurse, the transportation director, and you contacted the bus driver. You advised them that your son has a continue reading…

New Peanut Butter Cheerios: General Mills’ Allergen Safety Statements Create More Questions Than They Answer

by admin February 21, 2012

Peanut Butter Cheerios

Honey Nut Cheerios

Banana Nut Cheerios

Recently, General Mills introduced Peanut Butter Multi Grain Cheerios. While Banana Nut and Honey Nut Cheerios (which contain almonds) have been on the market for years, seeing peanut introduced into the product line caused those with allergies to make inquiries to General Mills about their manufacturing process and allergen controls. Unfortunately, continue reading…

A Quick, Easy, And Enormously Successful Fundraiser

by admin February 17, 2012

It took less than 90 minutes and the involvement of only one parent and one teacher for my son’s school to raise $2,200 using Kernels Popcorn. That’s three times the amount that was raised selling MacMillan’s cookie dough and muffin batter in previous years.

The fundraiser was incredibly simple to set up. Our school wanted to involve the students, so they continue reading…

Food Allergy Bullying: What Schools Need To Do

by admin February 13, 2012

We’re all familiar with bullies, but the allergy epidemic has created a brand new target for them: The food allergic child. Food allergies are something that distinguish our children from the rest of the pack, and an astonishing 30% of allergic children report being bullied, teased, or harassed because of their food allergies.

Of those bullied,
80% said it’s solely continue reading…

Sunbutter – Peanut Free, Gluten Free, and Delicious

by admin February 8, 2012

March 1, 2013 I love SunButter. It’s by far the best spread I’ve used. Of course my son is allergic to peanut and I can’t use peanut butter, but even if that weren’t the case, I would still prefer to use SunButter. I prefer the taste, and it also has some qualities I really appreciate:

It’s made in the U.S.A. in continue reading…

ALLERGEN ALERT: Maple Leaf “Natural Selections” Contain Nitrites

by admin February 3, 2012

I’ve been paying a premium price for Maple Leaf Natural Selections sliced ham, turkey, and chicken since they were introduced, in an effort to avoid nitrites. Maple Leaf Foods markets them as all natural. I was already skeptical about that claim, since the meat looks the same, tastes the same, and has a long shelf life like regular lunch meat. Last continue reading…

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