Great news that Chapman's is in introducing a new allergy friendly ice cream line in March 2023. The new ice cream will be free of peanut, tree nuts and egg! NNMG Food Allergic Families of Ontario, Canada Sophie Cunha · 3h · Super excited for this. Just got this email from Chapman's Chapman’s Releases Super Premium Plus Markdale, ON [...]
Student Experiment Reveals EpiPens Do Not Work In Space Students at an elementary school in Canada have discovered the EpiPen doesn't work in space! Ottawa, Ontario elementary school students make the groundbreaking discovery! With the critical information obtained, the next step for research will be how to protect and/or revise the EpiPen in space. [...]
Allergy Cards Provided at Resort on International Vacation Great idea for a Resort to assist the allergy population in communicating food allergies with cards in English and local language while on vacation at international locations. NNMG Food Allergic Families Forum Myrna Hollins · 20m · I forgot to post this once we came back from our family vacation [...]
; FDA Announces New Draft Guidelines On Allergen Labeling It's been 16 years since Allergen Guidelines have be updated. The new draft includes the existing allergens to now include sesame and three categories: Fish (such as bass, flounder) Crustacean shellfish (such as crab, shrimp, lobster) & Tree Nuts (such as almond, walnut, pecan). The new [...]
Toddler Skin Patch Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Exciting news for peanut allergy reduction in young children. DVB Technologies is working on a skin patch for children under 4 years of age and a recent study showed promising results in reaction reduction to the allergen peanut. Thanks to Snack Safely for sharing! Emerging TherapyNews CoverageStudy Skin [...]
Emerging TherapyNews CoverageStudy Sublingual Epinephrine Study Has Exciting and Positive News Aquestive Therapeutics is working on a sublingual epinephrine that is very exciting with its prelimary results showing faster concentration in blood than the existing auto injection in the hip! Thanks to Snack Safely for sharing this ground-breaking news! Needle-Free, Sublingual Epinephrine Film Works Faster [...]
Eggless Sugar Cream Pie This popular pie is made even better with it's allergy friendly egg-free ingredients. Recipe Image Old Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie Ingredients 1 pie crust at room temperature4 Tablespoons cornstarch3/4 cup granulated sugar4 Tablespoons salted butter melted2 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream1 Tablespoon vanilla extract Topping: 4 Tablespoons salted butter melted1/2 cup cinnamon sugar Instructions Preheat oven to 325F and place pie crust onto a baking sheet.Bake for 10-12 minutes [...]
Intrommune Toothpaste Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Shows High Patient Compliance for Phase 1 Intrommune Theraputics is pleased with high patient compliance, over 90%, in Phase 1 of the Toothpaste Immunotherapy study. Intrommune’s Toothpaste Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Completes Phase 1 Enrollment ByDave Bloom -2022/10/28 391 Share Observed only mild and transient adverse events, with no use of [...]
New Blood Test Accurately Determines the Threshold Level for Reactions to Peanuts New way to determine level of reaction to peanut has been developed involving a blood test. The new test will allow for the diagnosis and management of peanut allergy. Thanks to Snack Safely for sharing this story. ByNews Wire ~ 3rd Party Press [...]
Did Peanut Allergy Transfer from Donor to Recipient in Lung Transplant? A lung transplant a few years ago may have transferred a peanut allergy from a donor with a peanut allergy to a recipient with not history of allergy to peanuts. The resultant peanut sensitivity was treated with gradual desensitization for the lung transplant recipient. [...]