Dander is dried flecks of skin from animals with fur (cats, dogs, rodents) or feathers (birds) and when it becomes airborne it can cause allergic and asthmatic reactions.
SelectWisely cards in NutsLess Life boxes
We were so happy to see our partner, Nutless Life, include a sample of our Nuts and Peanuts food allergy card in their March 2019 package.
Traveling in China with the SelectWisely cards
A customer travels to China. An article of her trip can be found in the 2018/9 winter issue of Allergic Living magazine.
EU policy adds food allergy icons to menus
New EU regulations for consumer food information influences Rome hotel restaurant menu by adding little food allergy icons.
50th anniversary of the IgE antibody discovery
50 years ago this year the antibody immunoglobulin (IgE) was discovered by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden in collaboration with a team from Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital in Denver.
Aren't lobsters just big bugs?
On the horizon are new sources of food protein that can be processed into flour, pastes and cooking sauces. And of course, do I see a 'gluten free' label on a bag of insect flour? You can bet on it.
Food Fraud. Huh? Yes, counterfeit food.
I saw those words together and it caught my attention. Did you know that selling fake food was a multi-billion dollar business? Dairy products are notorious as well as meat, spices and liquids like syrup and fruit juices.
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
Is it me or doesn’t everyone want to know where their food comes from? More and more I find myself wondering about this – especially at the grocery store.
Medical tourism trends
Medical tourism is rising throughout the world. You can have a knee operation done and spend the rest of the day on the beach.
