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Don’t let allergies ruin the enjoyment of Christmas treats
Of all the holiday feasts our family has each year, Christmas is my absolute favorite. Sure the turkey and stuffing are wonderful during Thanksgiving, but nothing can beat the wonderful sweets that...
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Dairy-free brownies and other sacrifices
It has been almost three months now that my diet has been more or less dairy free. Shortly after Sorenne turned two months old, she became plagued with eczema. Her pediatrician never recommended I...
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Kevin Smith got kicked off a Southwest airplane for being fat; should pet...
Movie director Kevin Smith, known for the witty and obscene dialogue in movies he’s penned like Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma, was deemed a flight risk by a Southwest airlines pilot last weekend and...
View ArticleTragic: Seventh-grader dies of food allergy at Chicago school
Chicago Public Schools sent grief counselors to Edison Regional Gifted Center on Monday after the death of a seventh-grader who had an allergic reaction to food she ate at school. The Chicago Tribune...
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Woman with nut allergy has severe reaction after sex with man who ate nuts
In a new meaning for ‘peanut,’ a U.K. woman has, according to this story, which really needs to be verified, become the first person to suffer an allergic reaction to nuts triggered through having sex....
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Food allergies linked to hygiene hypothesis? ‘If fewer allergies is more...
People from well-educated families are almost twice as likely to suffer from some dangerous food allergies as others — possibly because their bodies’ natural defences have been lowered by rigorous...
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Loophole, money concerns contributed to peanut death of student at fancy...
A prestigious Melbourne private school has been slammed by a coroner who found it directly responsible for the death of a student who was fed beef satay despite having a known peanut allergy. The...
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Smart as trees in Sault Ste. Marie; EH Booths withdraws roasted monkey nuts
I normally don’t write about allergy recalls. Sure it’s part of food safety but there’s so many, and there’s so many other better sources of info. But when a company markets Monkey Nuts, I can’t help...
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This is nuts: parents blast NZ TV prank
An on-screen prank that involved smearing peanut butter on the face of a children’s television presenter pretending to have a nut allergy has outraged parents of children suffering from the affliction....
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Food fraud consequences: 10-year-old died in Melbourne after drinking coconut...
But why wasn’t the investigation and cause revealed earlier, to warn and hopefully prevent further cases. Maybe it has something to do with the legal system in Australia. Maybe it doesn’t. A...
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FSIS releases new guide to help food processors control potential allergens,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released new guidelines to assist meat, poultry, and processed egg product producers in properly managing ingredients...
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Food fraud: Aust. pine nuts recalled after they were found to be peanuts
A Brisbane wholesale company has urgently recalled a product over fears of allergic reactions that could “put customers in danger” due to incorrect labelling. Queensland Health has been alerted to the...
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More support for early exposure to peanuts to prevent allergies
There’s a lot of mights and maybes, but according to scientists, evidence is accumulating that food allergies in children might be prevented by feeding infants peanuts and other allergenic food in...
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UK restaurateur sentenced to 6 years after peanut allergy death
The owner of an Indian takeaway in North Yorkshire has been found guilty of manslaughter after a customer with a nut allergy was served a meal containing ground peanuts. The trial was told Mohammed...
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Food allergies linked to hygiene hypothesis? ‘If fewer allergies is more...
People from well-educated families are almost twice as likely to suffer from some dangerous food allergies as others — possibly because their bodies’ natural defences have been lowered by rigorous...
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Loophole, money concerns contributed to peanut death of student at fancy...
A prestigious Melbourne private school has been slammed by a coroner who found it directly responsible for the death of a student who was fed beef satay despite having a known peanut allergy. The...
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Food allergies are serious: NZ Hellers fined almost $40,000 over mispackaged...
The New Zealand Herald reports that sausage-maker Hellers has been fined almost $40,000 and ordered to pay $15,000 to three children after they suffered allergic reactions to mispackaged sausages. The...
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