Food allergies are being linked as a cause of more symptoms and disorders every day. This article, the story of a parent whose child was diagnosed with autism, is a vital read.
http://food.hive-mind.com/2013/05/autistic-for-a-day/
From the FARE Blog February 9, 2015: “In light of the recent outbreak of measles, which has now grown to more than 150 cases, we have been asked an increased number of questions about the safety of the MMR vaccine (measles-mumps-rubella) for patients with egg allergy. These questions stem from the fact that measles and mumps vaccine viruses are grown in chicken embryo fibroblasts. However, it is a misconception that the virus is grown inside of actual eggs….
While there have been very rare allergic reactions to the vaccine, these reactions are not believed to be caused by egg antigens, but by other components of the vaccine such as gelatin.”
It is sad, but sometimes food manufacturers make mistakes on their labels, or during processing, which allow an allergen to enter into a food product without it appearing on the label. Follow the link below to check for news on recalls of foods that accidentally contain eggs. Recent recalls have involved products including crackers, soups, cookies, candy and surprising things like cheese dip.
http://www.foodallergyawareness.org/alerts/tag/egg/
This blogger mentions how P.F. Chang’s uses special marked plates in their restaurant to remind the chef, and reassure the customer, that the dish must be safe for a food allergy sufferer. Great idea! Any thoughts as to how this could work in your kitchen at home?
http://www.kristinology.com/p-f-changs/
Wouldn’t it be great to find a restaurant that is helpful in catering around your food allergy? You can get that information!
Check out AllergyEats.com. Users rate their experience at over 600,000 restaurants nationwide. You can search for reviews 
just eggs or the any of the other major food allergens. Stop by and check out some new places to eat in town and leave a review on a restaurant where you’ve had a good or bad experience trying to eat their with a food allergy.
Also, check out the AllergyEats mobile app!
Let your kids know which packaged foods are safe for them to eat by using stickers like these! Another great idea from koriclark.com is to make business cards to send with your kids to school and to parties, letting them know they should not serve them any food that has not been checked for their allergen. Check out her ideas at http://koriclark.com/2010/08/26/free-printables-for-kids-with-food-allergies/.
