Bill would create food allergy guidelines for schools
Group pushes legislation that would create uniform food allergy guidelines for schools. Only Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Tennessee have statewide allergy plans. About two million school-age children have food allergies; eight foods account for 90 percent of all allergic reactions--peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat.
The Associated Press; Greenwich Time (CT) 2008-06-07
Categories: Diet-Related Disease, GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & NUTRITION, U.S. Legislation
Index: allergy, Anne Munoz-Furlong, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Christopher Dodd, Duke University Medical Center, FDA, Food Allergies & Anaphylaxis Network, food allergy, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act, National Association of State Boards of Education, Trace Adkins, Wesley Burks