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Food is Medicine Blog materials are curated to create a nutrition-educated community.
Our current collections focus on 6 major areas, providing tips & tricks for living a
full life with special dietary needs.
These articles are meant for informational purposes; please talk with your physician or medical personnel before making any dietary changes
Letter to FDA Regarding Allergen Labeling
FEI signed onto a letter to the FDA regarding allergen labeling policies on foods.
Food Allergy Collaborative releases Voice of the Patient Report
The insights and perspectives of people living with food allergy, which are collected in this Voice of the Patient Report, can help guide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in partnership with biopharmaceutical companies to evaluate and develop critical new therapies and improved policies that are desperately needed by this community.
FEI Advocate: Nehgar
Nehgar said, "I would love to do anything to help families across the nation, because it is really necessary. People are struggling."
FEI Advocate: Dawn
Dawn said: I need to go to advocate. Someone can benefit from my story. People need to know what it is like to be an adult with food allergies.
Adding Sesame as Major Allergen
Food Equality Initiative signed on to a letter directed to Steven Hahn, Commission of Food and Drugs at the US Food and Drug Administration to add sesame as 9th top allergen.
FEI's Response To FDA Labeling Regulations Change
Although the FDA guidelines recommend the top 8 allergens and 5 priority allergens not be substituted, this creates unnecessary anxiety for the food allergy community, particularly those who suffer from uncommon food allergies.
