Living with Food Allergies.
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Welcome to Food Allergies - Rochester, MN. We are a community that seeks to support, encourage, educate and advocate for individuals living with food allergies.
Mark your calendars and join us for our next [Virtual] support group meeting! This free event will be held on Thursday, January 19th at 7:00 pm (CDT) via Zoom. Please welcome Natalie Allen, Registered Dietitian, to our next virtual Support Group. Natalie will discuss living with food allergies, and what options there are for maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet. To register for this presentation, please click the button below. After registering, a personalized Zoom link will be emailed to you. Grab your drink of choice and come meet other allergy parents and friends! Exciting news! We will start our in-person support groups again in February. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for early February, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Autumn Ridge Church. Stay tuned for more information soon.
IMPORTANT: Click HERE to read about accessing safe food during the COVID-19 outbreak. We are a proud supporter of No Appetite for Bullying, which "aims to make a positive, lasting impact on the lives of children, teenagers and students with food allergies, by encouraging them, their parents, and peers to be voices against food allergy bullying. View website HERE.
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
Help Protect Students with Food Allergies When Classrooms Reopen
Take action by reaching out to your state official through FARE's website. Click the button below.
The FASTER Act
Breaking news! The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and signed into law by President Biden! This package of federal policy changes is "a critical piece of legislation requiring that sesame be labeled on packaged foods and prioritizing food allergy research," according to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE).
Click the button below to learn more about what this groundbreaking legislation means for the allergic community.
Click the button below to learn more about what this groundbreaking legislation means for the allergic community.
