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Celebrating Easter and Passover

April 3, 2022  |  Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Easter, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Parent, Passover, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Support, Tips, Traditions

by Katie Martino Lopez I was honored to be asked to write a guest blog for FAACT featuring holiday desserts for Easter and Passover. I happily accepted and got down to business because I THOUGHT I knew all about

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Let's Celebrate A Very TEAL Halloween

October 1, 2021  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Student, Support

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations As a parent of children with food allergies, Halloween used to be my most dreaded time of year. But as I learned how to manage food allergies,

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Juneteenth

What Is Juneteenth and How Can You Celebrate with Food Allergies?

June 4, 2021  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Catered-events, Celebrations, Children, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Juneteenth, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Legacy, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Safety-Tips, Support, Tips, Traditions

by Kristin M. Osborne, FAACT Vice President of Education What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated holiday commemorating the emancipation of people who had been enslaved in the United States.

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College

New FAACT College Resource Center

May 1, 2021  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Bullying, Caregivers, Checklists, Civil-Rights, College, COVID-19, COVID19, Dating, Dining-Out, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-Allergy-Awareness-Month, Food-allergy-blog, FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek, FoodService, Friends, Healthcare, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, Psych, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Risk, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, Self-care, Senior, Student, Support, Teal, Tips, University, Work, Workforce, Workplace

New FAACT College Resource Center In honor of Food Allergy Awareness Month, FAACT is launching our new College Resource Center – a comprehensive toolkit covering the phases of starting college, a trade school, or a

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KML

Celebrating Easter and Passover

April 1, 2021  |  Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Easter, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Parent, Passover, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Tips, Traditions

by Katie Martino Lopez If you are a member of the allergy community, then I am sure you are familiar with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT). They are a phenomenal resource to the food allergy

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College

Top Three Steps to Saying “Yes” to College During COVID-19

March 1, 2021  |  Action-plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Civil-Rights, College, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-Out, Dorm, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Housing, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Support

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice-President of Community Relations March is a nail-biter for both upcoming college students waiting to hear good news about their college applications and parents grappling with sending

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Valentine

FAACT Believes in Love without Limits

February 1, 2021  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Children, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-TEAL-Heart, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friendship, Grandparent, Heart, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medication, Parent, Pinterest, Readlabels, Recipes, School, Summer-Camp, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice-President of Community Relations Love: four simple letters translate in the one thing humans give, receive, and spread to their communities. Within our own FAACT community, we express

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EGH

Bringing Hope, Love, and Empathy into the New Year for Those Living with Food Allergies

January 4, 2021  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Bullying, Caregivers, Children, Civil-Rights, Compassion, Dining-Out, Education, EGID, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, eosinophil, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Healthcare, Holiday, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical, Medication, Milk, Mom, Mother, Parent, Peanut, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, School, Sesame, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Tips, Travel, Traveling, TreeNuts, Wheat

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO December 5th, 2004 is a day I will never forget. On this day 17 years ago, my dad was laid to rest; and 16 years ago, 19-month-old Thomas had his first anaphylactic

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College Ready? Here Are Some Tips on How to Communicate About Your Food Allergies!

June 1, 2020  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Civil-rights, Civilrights, College, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Support, Tips

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations The adventure begins. You, the Class of 2020, made history as you finished your senior year digitally during a global pandemic. Made of grit,

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Quarantine

Quarantining with Food Allergies

April 29, 2020  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Children, Dining-out, Diningout, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Quarantine, Readlabels, Recipes, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, shelter, Teens, Tips

Life with food allergies got even more complicated when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We have a few tips on staying safe. Shopping: Brands you know and trust may be hard to find in your local store. Check online for

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