RE-release 2010 WNY FOOD ALLERGY SURVEY
Food allergies are on the rise in the United States. According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, greater than 12 million Americans suffer from life threatening food allergies. Agencies like the Center for Disease control are publishing general statistics, such as “From 1997 to 2007, the prevalence of reported food allergy increased 18% among [...]
Food Allergy Friendly Colleges
Did anyone ever think they would see a post with this title? Recently, I received an email from WNY Food Allergy Connection linking me to an article by USA today http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-02-16-IHEdormfoodallergies16_ST_N.htm giving us hope for our college bound FA kids! The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) premiered its College Network website in October 2009! It highlights [...]
Happy Anniversary
Clean Out The Pantry is celebrating it’s one year anniversary on October 31st, 2009! We have done some exciting things this year and plan to continue on the path to building a strong, organized group of FA families.
Since last year,
We created this website to bring people and information together
We incorporated a charitable organization dedicated to supporting FA families
We [...]
Kathy’s Farewell…WNY Food Allergy Connection
And now to those changes …
I’ve been leading our support group for over 12 years. It has been a privilege and a pleasure getting to know and talk to so many of you. When the group started, my son was a toddler – now he is 15 years old. And with the teen years, as [...]
Food Allergy Awareness Week – Calendar
Food allergy awareness week runs from Sunday May 10 (Mother’s Day)- Saturday May 16, 2009. Please feel free to contact your local Allergy Friendly organization to jump on the bandwagon!!!
CANCELED Sunday – “Allergy Friendly Zone” Buffalo Bison’s Game. Tickets $8, children under 3 are FREE!!! Contact Margaret Mortello for tickets 846-2211
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/663697.html
Monday
Tuesday – Red Robin
Wednesday
Thursday – [...]
Red Robin Food Allergy Awareness Week
April 7, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Featured, Restaurants
Red Robin Orchard Park has agreed to host a Food Allergy Night during Food Allergy Awareness Week on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Food allergy families are invited to dine & help raise food allergy awareness among other guests in the restaurant.
FAAN will provided signage and other food allergy information.
Looks like Red Robin Amherst may join in!!!
More [...]
NEW Not-for-Profit Food Allergy Support Services
Today has been a great day for my family. We have been working with the Buffalo News to develop a public awareness article regarding Food Allergies. It hit the papers today!
To view the article please use the following link: http://www.buffalonews.com/185/story/632305.html
My husband and I have spent the past several months discussing ways to help our family [...]
Making a Difference – Actress Rene Russo
Saturday morning I had the pleasure of meeting Actress Rene Russo at Wegmans!!! She was promoting White Cow Dairy. I arrived just before she did and didn’t realize my impeccable timing!!!! Rene is very tall and her hair looked great!! ~Long with bouncy curls.
Amazingly, I introduced myself to Rene, handed her a small piece of my grocery [...]
Helpful Restaurant Info from Our Canadian Friend
February 10, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Featured, Restaurants
An increasing number of restaurants are posting both nutritional and ingredient information on their web sites. Swiss Chalet and St. Huberts restaurants have had allergy guides for over twenty years. Yet few followed at first.
Restaurants allergy guides sometimes includes cross contamination status along with allergen information on menu choices. This so far has been mostly [...]
Humorous but Effective Explanation of Cross-Contamination
We have this friend, let’s call him Dave. Dave doesn’t wash his hands after using the bathroom … and better yet, he is your boss.
This year, to cut costs, the Office Holiday Party is at Dave’s house! Yum! Let’s count the number of cross contaminants at the party in his home.
Arriving at the party, Dave [...]