I thought I'd add to this thread what Trader Joe's website says about "good manufacturing practices," and their labeling policies: What are the Allergen...
I agree with what everyone else has said about the labels. My DD is allergic to wheat, dairy, egg, treenuts, peanuts, and assorted seeds. Some of her allergens...
Linda, has your child had a rast test to gelatin? Basing this only on reaction to varicella or even more than one vaccine may not be accurate. the truth is,...
Hi Amy! My name is Tonya Booker and I am the leader of the St. Louis Food Allergy Support Group that Carol mentioned in another posting. My son, Nicholas, was...
Let's start w/ the bread question. Most Sara Lee breads are safe for D, E, P, T. Check them before you buy, but we have used them for years both wheat and...
Hi, We have the same food allergies in our family and honestly, I don't tend to trust those labels when it states that. If the food was made on shared...
When a label states "vendors use good practices to segregate ingredients to avoid allergens. Made on shared equipment with milk, egg..." Do you go ahead and...
We used to use Lisa Suffian, we recently switched to Dr. Elyra Figueroa. She is wonderful! So easy to talk to. She also has a small child with several food...
I'm not aware of any, but we use the Pillsbury crescent and cinnamon rolls in the dairy section. They are safe and things can be added to them like jelly,...
Gina, Welcome to the group, I joined at the Fair also. As far as a ped. allergist, we go to Lisa Suffian on Ballas. She is wonderful with my daughter. My...
Hi amy!! welcome! i havn't gone to a meeting - just participated in online discussions. but my son just turned 2 - and is allergic to all your sons things -...
Welcome to the group Gina and Kim! Please let us know specifically what you are looking for (recipes, restaraunts, special occasion treats, how to work with...
Hi Amy, It is overwhelming and scary especially at first when they are so young and helpless. We work with another support group called St. Louis Food Allergy...
Hi! Our almost 2 yr old son has severe food allergies, eczema, and likely asthma (he's also had RSV). He was diagnosed around 6 months, after having...
Hi FEASTers! I wanted to touch base with you all before we get too caught up with the holidays and next thing you know it's the new year. It's time for us to...
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Thanks, Carol. This one was not very cut and dry to me. I appreciate your opinions on this. I would welcome anyone else's as well. I need to feel good that...
It depends on if the symptoms continued to present themselves or if they stopped. That is how an Food Allery Action plan usually works. IF hives was it, and...
I would ask about potato starch... if there is protein in that, you need to be careful about all kinds of products. But the best advise I can give is to check...
The FAAN newsletter I just received contradicted the information that Carol and I gave you. PLEASE check with your doctor. Let us know what his/her answer...
Hi all! I am looking for some advise from my wonderful support group here... please let me know what you think the school nurse should have done in this...
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Here is what our medical advisor, Dr. Borts said: What about the flu shot and children with egg allergy? What if they have asthma? Flu vaccines do contain...
Hi. I'm a new member. Any chance that someone on this board has a family member with an allergy to gelatin? It's a rare allergy and one of our 10 year old...