This Week in Allergy & Asthma News

In case you missed it, we’re rounding up the week in allergy and asthma news to keep kids with food allergies and other health conditions safe!

Recently, a 10-year-old boy passed away in Ontario after collapsing in his school’s office due to either an asthma attack or food allergy reaction. The reason? He was not given a shot of epinephrine even though he was carrying it with him and his asthma medication was expired. Read more >>

Back to Nature Classic Creme Cookies were recently recalled for posing a risk to kids with food allergies. See what the product forgot to mention on the label here >>

See what motivated Amy Goode and Emily Brown to launch the Food Equality Initiative, a gluten-free and allergy-friendly food bank. Read more >>

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Iris

Iris Shamus Wife, mother to three awesome kids and founder/CEO of AllerMates. Based in New York, Iris and her team create helpful content, answer emails, ship their products and obsess every day about keeping kids safe.