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Living with Food Allergies.

Welcome to Food Allergies - Rochester, MN. We are a community that seeks to support, encourage, educate and advocate for individuals living with food allergies. Food Allergies Rochester, MN is a program of Olmsted Outreach, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that is tax-exempt under the IRS 501 (c)(3) code.
We are thrilled to introduce our second Playground Meet-up! Scheduled for Saturday, May 31st (note the new date) at 11:00 am, location is at the Autumn Ridge Church Playground, 3611 Salem Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Park in the main parking lot, the playground is on the east side of the building (and visible from the parking lot). Bring your kids to the playground for a chance to meet and connect with other allergy families. See more information below.

​To register, click the image to the right or HERE.

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​Today 1 in 13 children and 1 in 10 adults have a food allergy and more than 40% and 50%, respectively, have experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction.*  Claim lines with diagnoses of anaphylaxis have risen 377% between 2007 and 2016. Click the image to the right for more information.

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​Infographics provided by FARE. Published with permission.

Advocacy

The ADINA Act
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The ADINA Act

According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), "This legislation provides the nearly 40 million Americans with either a potentially life-threatening food allergy or Celiac Disease with the information they need to ensure that they are not harmed by the very medicines that are supposed to help them. 
The ADINA Act requires that all prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications detail if they contain any of the top-nine major food allergens and gluten. The most tragic example of why medicine should be labeled happened in 2019 when an 11-year-old California girl died because of using a prescription toothpaste that had dairy in it.

'I am thrilled to see the ADINA Act being introduced, as it addresses a significant gap in current laws regarding allergen labeling,' said Sung Poblete, RN, PhD, CEO of FARE. 'For individuals with food allergies, medication safety is of utmost importance, and the accurate identification of allergens in pharmaceutical products can be a matter of life or death. We believe that individuals have the right to make informed decisions about the medications they consume, and the ADINA Act will provide them with the essential information needed to manage their health safely and effectively.'"

 
Click the button below to learn more about what this groundbreaking legislation means for the allergic community.
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In a Matter of Minutes

"In a Matter of Minutes – The Severity of Food Allergy with Steve Carell,” is a FARE public service announcement that encourages Americans to learn more about food allergies and anaphylaxis.

Event Calendar

​​We are thrilled to introduce our second Playground Meet-up! Scheduled for Saturday, May 31st at 11:00 am, location is at the Autumn Ridge Church Playground, 3611 Salem Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Park in the main parking lot, the playground is on the east side of the building (and visible from the parking lot). Bring your kids to the playground for a chance to meet and connect with other allergy families. ​To register, click the image to the right or HERE.

​For subsequent monthly support groups we meet in the Edwards Room of Autumn Ridge Church, 3611 Salem Road SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Proceed to the west parking lot (past the playground). After parking, cross the bridge to the side door; Luther Room A is immediately on your left. There will also be signs posted. Children are welcome.
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Mailing Address

1445 Valleyhigh Drive NW,
​#7236
Rochester, MN 55903
507-923-6380

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