Peanut Allergy

I was wondering if any knew about swiss miss if the are peanutfree and tree nut safe , i have purchase fudge bars but not sure if i should risk it since i have pa/tree nut and soy allergy. does anyone know, i have look up on the internet and can't find

mickey2119 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:48:07 +0000

I was wondering if any knew about swiss miss if the are peanutfree and tree nut safe , i have purchase fudge bars but not sure if i should risk it since i have pa/tree nut and soy allergy. does anyone know, i have look up on the internet and can't find

mickey2119 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:48:05 +0000

I was wondering if any knew about swiss miss if the are peanutfree and tree nut safe , i have purchase fudge bars but not sure if i should risk it since i have pa/tree nut and soy allergy. does anyone know, i have look up on the internet and can't find

mickey2119 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:48:02 +0000

Doctors Prescribe Smartphone Apps To Help Patients Manage Food Allergies

megan87 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:59:24 +0000

Doctors in the United Kingdom have been asked to recommend free or inexpensive smartphone apps to help their patients manage chronic health conditions ranging from food allergies to depression. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has compiled a list of almost 500 smartphone programs that will be recommended by the National Health Service (NHS) for patients in the UK, says The Telegraph.

Among the apps on the 'recommended' list is a tool that allows those with food allergies to scan barcode labels in supermarkets. The app will warn them if the product contains allergens. Another app, produced by Diabetes UK, displays reminders to help diabetics remember to check their blood sugar levels.

Lansley explained the motivation for his recommendations by saying “So many people use apps every day to keep up with their friends, with the news, find out when the next bus will turn up or which train to catch. I want to make using apps to track blood pressure, to find the nearest source of support when you need it and to get practical help in staying healthy the norm. With more information at their fingertips, patients can truly be in the driving seat.”

What do you think of the use of smartphone apps to access information related to your food allergies?

Parents Sue School Over Food Allergy Policies

megan87 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:19:21 +0000

A couple has filed a lawsuit against their child's school district, alleging that the district didn't do enough to accommodate their son, who has a severe allergy to peanuts.

According to Daily Item, the parents say that district administrators gave no indication that they were willing to make accommodations the parents saw as necessary, so they pulled their child from the school. The Midd-West School District is now arguing that a judge should dismiss the suit because the boy is not enrolled as a student in the Midd-West district.

Court documents identify the student as J.P., and his parents as K.P. and S.P. In court proceedings, the parents say they want to re-enroll their son in the school district, but only if the district agrees to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which the parents say requires accommodations that go beyond the food allergy policies currently in place in the district.

According to the lawsuit, the family moved in 2008 from Iowa to Pennsylvania, where their home is in the boundary of the Midd-West School District. That spring, they enrolled their child in kindergarten. However, he missed so many school days that he ended up repeating kindergarten the next year. The school, after being made aware of the boy's allergy, send a letter to other families with kids at the school advising them that peanut products would no longer be served at school and asking them not to send peanut products to school with their children.

Despite the precautions, say the boy's parents, he was exposed to peanuts at school three times, and way subjected to bullying by his classmates. According to the complaint, school officials did not follow their own policy, aimed at preventing the boy from coming into contact with peanuts. On January 3, 2011, the boy's mother filed a complaint alleging that the school's conduct amounted to discrimination because of his peanut allergy.