Our focus for the month is on creating awareness about the seriousness of food allergy. Last year, many of you participated in a survey to help us better understand your... View Article
Updated as of May 19, 2020. Mythbuster: Can someone with food allergies be cured of their allergy when they are given an epinephrine auto-injector (e.g., EpiPen®, ALLERJECT®)? No. This myth exists... View Article
Can only the priority food allergens (like peanuts, tree nuts, milk, sesame, and soy for example) cause allergic reactions? No. While it’s true that the priority food allergens in Canada are... View Article
Kellogg Canada has recently announced a change to the formula of Pringles* Ketchup flavour potato chips and Pringles* BBQ flavour potato chips, which will begin to arrive in retail stores... View Article
All health conditions pose unique challenges, calling for support from other people in the community. One of the unique and challenging features of living with food allergies is that food... View Article
The Robyn Allen Leadership Award recognizes a special person or group that exemplifies extraordinary leadership and dedication in the advancement of food allergy awareness and education. The Allen family and Food... View Article
Beatrice Povolo, the Director of Advocacy and Media at Food Allergy Canada, and a mother of a child with peanut and tree nut allergies, offers some advice on how families... View Article
If you are not personally impacted by food allergies, why be aware of them in the first place? While it’s essential that individuals with food allergies take responsibility for their... View Article
What is it? Food Allergy Canada’s annual Allergy-Friendly Food Drive™ is here! With this food drive, schools, organizations, and individuals across Canada are collecting allergy-friendly food in an effort to educate... View Article
Leadership change at Food Allergy Canada: Laurie Harada hands Executive Director baton to Jennifer Gerdts to continue advocacy for families with food allergies TORONTO, ON – November 16, 2017 –... View Article
Dear Food Allergy Community, It is with bittersweet emotions that I write to you today to let you know that this will be my final year as the Executive Director... View Article
Innovative research into the genetic and environmental aspects of food allergy is currently taking place at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, part of the McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan... View Article
Linda Kirste is a Registered Dietitian. She works at HealthLinkBC where she operates the Allergy Nutrition Service ― a tele-practice-based service that provides nutrition education, as well as counselling and... View Article
We’re delighted to bring you an interview with Charlene Siwak and Michele Jungwirth, co-chairs of the Saskatoon Anaphylaxis Support Group (SASG) on a subject of importance to so many of us.... View Article
Learn more about the latest in peanut research, including a study on eating peanut while breastfeeding, Dr. Gordon Sussman’s clinical study with the Viaskin® Peanut patch, and a review from Canadian... View Article
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