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Thanks to Lindley Wiesner for creating our E-News comic! For illustration needs contact her at: Lindleywiesner@gmail.com
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Spring, FAAW, and Summer are almost here! 💜
We are excited to welcome the warm weather and we have so much to look forward to in the coming months! The MOCHA team would like to share our gratitude to all of our incredible partners, advocates, and friends. It is an honor and privilege to work alongside such passionate individuals who share our commitment to improve the lives of children and families with allergic conditions. Check out the NYT article about Xolair getting approved.
We would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy upcoming Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW)! During May 12 to May 18, 2024, let’s turn the world TEAL and spread food allergy awareness!
Happy spring!🌷🌷🌷 Check out all the exciting events this spring and summer! CFAAR, FARE, Lurie Children's and more have important updates. We love helping you! Here is how you can help us, be sure to follow MOCHA on Facebook and Instagram, to keep up-to-date on all the exciting things happening.
MOCHA is about sharing everything with everyone to help make life with food allergies an incredible experience. Life with food allergies is so much better when you do it with people who understand your challenges and celebrate your successes.
Be sure to check out our newly updated MOCHA website for resources and updates!
Stay Safe!
Denise, Anne, and the MOCHA Interns 💜
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A HUGE Congratulations to our former MOCHA intern and CFAAR research coordinator, John Kosner for being accepted into Rush Medical School! We are so so proud of you! | |
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Our 2024 Signature Research Dinner is an intimate opportunity to learn about the most innovative and current food allergy research.
On May 22, 2024 at
Sotheby’s Auction House
6:30 p.m. – Private Tour and Viewing of Old Masters Works
7:30 p.m. – Sit-down Dinner with Leading Researchers from Across the Country
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
RSVP BY MAY 5, 2024
To register or join the host committee, click below!
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Celebrate National Eosinophil Awareness Week This May!
National Eosinophil Awareness Week (NEAW) will be celebrated May 19-May 25. Currently, more than 30 buildings and landmarks in 22 states are scheduled to light up magenta in honor of this special week. Check out the growing list of participants and learn how you can help bring a lighting to your community this year. If you make a light up request, let us know so that we can track participation.
We are gathering community perspectives to share during NEAW about the impacts of eosinophilic disorders. Please consider participating by sharing your thoughts.
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The power of Camp Blue Spruce resides in the hearts of our staff and volunteers.
Volunteering and working at Camp Blue Spruce is incredibly rewarding which is why many people return year after year to be part of the team. Camp becomes a safe space and a second home. It’s a chance to find friends, be yourself, and grow as a person. Being part of Camp Blue Spruce allows you to be a role-model and impact children and teens in a meaningful way. Apply to join the team today! The portal will be open until mid-April. Apply today!
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Celebrating Teal Moments during Food Allergy Awareness Week! | | |
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Participate in International Red Sneakers Day on May 20th! Support friends, family & colleagues who suffer from food allergies.
What is International Red Sneakers Day (IRSD)? It’s an opportunity to come together as a community, on May 20th, to spread food allergy awareness!
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Over 33 million Americans have a serious and potentially life-threatening food allergy. Every 10 seconds, food allergy sends a patient to the emergency room. Join us May 12-18, 2024, to convene allies and champions to come together and raise awareness of this often invisible but potentially life-threatening disease.
Pledge to be an Ally and Champion!
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The app that helps you manage all
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Putting Food Allergies on the Map
Do your city council members know what’s important to you? What about your governor? In May, Food Allergy Awareness Month, consider asking your elected officials to recognize our food allergy community. FARE’s annual campaign to Paint Your State Teal reminds us that we’re not just families affected by the disease of food allergies, we’re advocates who are empowered to call for change. Interested in taking part? Visit FARE’s website for an easy how-to on requesting proclamations, as well as contact information for officials specific to your area.
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Please feel free to edit this message to share your experience with food allergies. The more personal your message is, the more likely we are to get a response from your governor. Copy and paste your finished letter into the contact form or email you send to your governor's office, along with the template proclamation found below. Click here for links to each state's proclamation request page. | |
2024 Food Allergy Safety Summit | |
The FARE Food Allergy Safety Summit was a great Success All Around! This week marked a pivotal moment in food safety! 140+ hospitality leaders convened to champion inclusivity and safety for individuals with food allergies. From chefs to dietitians, everyone came together to share innovative solutions. Huge thanks to the University of Maryland Dining for their hospitality! Here's to a future where every dining experience is safe and inclusive! | |
Upcoming FARE Webinar
How to Implement Food Allergy Prevention with Baby-led Weaning
On April 17th, 2024 at 1pm
Speakers: Sakina Bajowala, MD, FAAAAI, Kim Grenawitzke, OTD, OTR/L, SCFES, IBCLC, CNT, and Tiffany Leon, RD, MS
Register today!
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Watch the past recordings here!
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Making Our Mark (in Times Square)
Food Allergy Awareness Week is coming up May 12 through May 18. This year FARE is focusing on “Allies & Champions” by celebrating caregivers, healthcare providers, educators, advocates, and innovators who make a difference in the lives of those with food allergies. We’re rallying the 33 million of us with food allergies to come together as champions for ourselves and allies for one another—and putting our show of support on display with a Times Square billboard in New York City. Take the pledge here for an opportunity to add a name to the billboard.
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Make It a Double!
Our three-member Advocacy team was recognized for the second year in a row by Campaigns & Elections, receiving the 2024 Reed Award for Nonprofit Grassroots Organization of the Year for their outstanding work at the state and federal level. This award reflects the success of the 2023 Courage at Congress fly-in, testifying to support food allergy prevention legislation in Delaware, pushing to keep food allergy research and school safety in the 2024 federal spending bill, and the ongoing fight for better labeling practices around sesame to align with the 2021 FASTER Act. In 2023 alone, lobbying by FARE’s Advocacy team contributed to the passage of nine state laws impacting 6.3 million food allergy families.
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New Press Release: FDA Approves First Medication to Help Reduce Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods After Accidental Exposure
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History in the making! Delaware's State House Committee shattered barriers by passing HB 274, marking a monumental stride towards healthier futures for our little ones. This groundbreaking legislation offers parents, including those on Medicaid, access to vital early allergen introduction supplements for their infants, absolutely free. Let's applaud this pioneering move towards safeguarding our children from food allergies down the road. Together, we're paving the way for a brighter, allergy-free tomorrow!
FARE is grateful for the efforts of Kim Williams State Representative, 19th District (first row, second from left), our colleagues that testified in Dover including Dr. Kelly Cleary (middle row, towards left) and Jason Linde (first row, on the left).
This historic bill now moves forward in the Delaware State House where FARE will continue to advocate for its passage.
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The CFAAR Ambassadors Program is a week-long experience that provides high school students an in-depth introduction to public health research, medical interventions, advocacy, policy, and health careers.
CFAAR Ambassadors will work directly with CFAAR faculty and research staff to learn and integrate skills that will challenge students to critically evaluate scientific manuscripts, interpret outcomes and data, and develop critical thinking skills to explore the world of public health research. Students will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions with undergraduate and medical students, physicians and medical professionals, community advocates, data scientists and more.
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Through our research at CFAAR, we estimate that 8% of children have food allergies, 40% are allergic to multiple foods, and 42% have experienced a severe reaction. Being aware of which are the top 9 allergens and which allergens are most likely to cause a severe allergic reaction will help us to proactively prevent accidental ingestion when sharing foods, such as including top allergen-free options and sharing ingredient labels. Pediatric food allergies have a significant public health impact which will require further consideration.
Read more about The Public Health Impact of Parent-Reported Childhood Food Allergies in the United States.
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Dr. Ruchi Gupta collaborated with other researchers and ACAAI to survey members about the effects of racial disparities among patients of color with atopic dermatitis*(AD) and food allergies. A majority of ACAAI respondents agree that these patients experience racial disparities which contribute to underdiagnosis and obstacles to adequate care. ACAAI hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with experts to propose recommendations to address some of the racial disparities which affect patients with skin of color and AD and food allergies.
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Thank you to all who attended the CFAAR Treatment Series: Eczema & Skin Conditions Panel! The panel was a great success. View the panel recording on the CFAAR YouTube channel. View the past panel zoom recordings here! | |
Upcoming CFAAR Conferences | |
A few weeks back, CFAAR’s Dr. Ruchi Gupta met Brittany Mahomes, who shared her experience with her son’s severe allergic reaction to peanuts. Millions, including Dr. Gupta, can relate. We can increase food allergy awareness and education and improve outcomes when we know how to recognize a reaction, how and when to administer epinephrine, manage eczema, follow early introduction guidelines, and learn tips to manage the day-to-day. Thank you, Brittany for being a voice in the food allergy community! 💜 | |
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UChicago Food Allergy Care, Education, and Translational Research Center (FACET) Updates:
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With generous support from the Sunshine Charitable Foundation, UChicago Medicine will host 1,500+ school nurses from across the via Zoom for the 5th annual Comer School Nurses Continuing Education Day, taking place on August 2, 2024 and will bring together school nurses with pediatric subspecialists and school personnel to help prepare school nurses to care for our children throughout the school year. Among the sessions in the food allergy space will be impactful segments that focus on food-related issues in schools, including asthma, celiac disease, and eating disorders. You can register for this event by clicking here.
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UChicago faculty Christina Ciaccio, MD spoke at the Barrington Health & Wellness Summit in February. It gathered leading experts from all over the country to explore a variety of topics including cancer prevention, mental health, pediatric health, culinary medicine, microbiome, integrative medicine, brain health, women’s health, antibiotics, disease prevention, and more.
Recent Publications:
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FACET currently offers food oral immunotherapy to peanuts, eggs, cow’s milk, tree nuts, and sesame in patients of all ages. Consultations are available at Hyde Park, South Loop, River East, Orland Park, and Merrillville, IN or via telemedicine. To schedule an appointment, please call 888-824-0200.
- Thanks to generous supporters, there are two critical research projects taking place:
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Dr. Sandy Kim from FACET is collaborating with Dr. Chuan He, on new diagnostic methods that would remove several barriers to food allergy care and be more low risk, efficient, and cost-effective. Dr. He invented and has proprietary instrumentation for his work around DNA methylation, and last year received a Wolf Prize.
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Dr. Christina Ciaccio and post-doctoral fellow Dr. Elizabeth Carr have begun an advanced non-invasive monitoring program during oral food challenges to predict the outcome of the challenge before symptoms begin.
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Attention EoE parents:
"The approval of Dupixent is now down to age 1 for EoE. In addition, Lurie is building a sedation-free endoscopy unit with Evoendo and will hopefully have this available later this year."
Joshua B. Wechsler, MD, MSCI
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disorders (CURED) Foundation Research Scholar
Medical Director, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine, Northwestern University - Feinberg School Of Medicine
Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Email: jwechsler@luriechildrens.org | j-wechsler@northwestern.edu
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Ongoing NIH Funded studies:
CAUSE consortium: Dr. Kumar continues to lead the CAUSE consortium studies at Lurie. The NIH grant to Lurie Children’s is part of the NIAID funding to establish a nationwide clinical research network called Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE). Lurie Children’s is one of seven centers to participate. The CAUSE network extends and expands NIAID’s long-standing efforts to better understand and reduce the disproportionate burden of asthma among children living in low-income urban environments. Lurie Children’s has contributed to this research for the past 30 years.
SIRA study: Additionally Dr. Kumar, MD received $3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a site-specific clinical trial entitled the Soy Isoflavones For Inner City Infants At Risk For Asthma (SIRA) Study. This study will evaluate whether whether a soy supplement in infancy can prevent asthma in children with a high-risk genetic variation present in 60% of the population. This will be one of the earliest precision medicine approaches to asthma prevention. This trial aims to determine if we can decrease allergic airway inflammation in babies at risk of asthma and possibly prevent recurrent wheezing.
Mechanisms of Food Allergy Grant: Dr. Kumar is also evaluating along with Dr. Cook-Mills in a NIAID funded R01 grant whether the disruption of skin barrier and acute phase responses are able to predict the development of food allergy in infants at risk of peanut allergy.
Ongoing Key clinical trials:
Spearheaded by Dr.’s Lang and Lippner, the division continues its commitment to offer the latest therapies in development through participation in clinical trials. Ongoing and recently opened trials include:
- An anti-IgE medicine, Ligelizumab: this study involves patients with peanut allergyIf it works effectively against peanuts, it may theoretically work for other allergens. Therefore, the potentially broad impact is very exciting.
- Neonates study: This study aims to modify the development of atopy and allergies altogether by giving infants a probiotic regularly.
- Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT): As an alternative to treating allergies with injections, SLIT is either tablets or drops placed under the patient’s tongue. The division’s study gives microgram drop doses, which are less risky than oral immunotherapy. This method has the potential to enable patients to treat their allergies at home rather than requiring doctor visits.
- VITESSE: This is a Phase 3 III study that continues evaluating the efficacy and safety of the Peanut patch, this study continues to allow the division of Allergy and Immunology to provide the latest therapeutic opportunities to the greater Chicago community. We are the only site in the Chicago-land area with this clinical trial opportunity. It also offers a potential treatment option apart from oral immunotherapy and omalizumab.
Oral Food challenge and Oral immunotherapy Unit:
The Oral Food Challenge/Oral Immunotherapy (OFC/OIT) Clinic which continues to advance novel food allergy treatments. Abigail Lang MD, MSCI, has joined the program as Co-Director along with Melanie Makhija MD, MSc. In addition to Palforzia, an FDA-approved treatment for peanut allergy, the OIT program now offers off-label OIT for both peanut and egg for patients as young as 9 months of age. With dedicated time and resources, the OFC/OIT Unit is also able to perform higher-risk challenges as well as dose eliciting challenges which allow patients and families to understand how much of their food allergen may cause a reaction and alleviate some anxiety about accidental exposures.
Improving the Patient Experience
Dr. Boudreau-Romano continues to lead the Food Allergy Support and Education (FASE) program and is making patients’ appointments even more productive with age-appropriate learning.
Home Food introduction Program: Dr. Nimmagadda has spearheaded a home food introduction program which supports families do not feel comfortable with home introduction on their own when their allergist feels that home introduction is appropriate. This allows real time monitoring of the introduction at home, and increases availability of the oral food challenge slots for patients.
For further information about these studies and clinical trials, please contact the Food Allergy Research Study Team: allergyresearchnurse@luriechildrens.org.
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RESEARCH UPDATES & OPPORTUNITIES | |
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Parents of children ages 1-7 with a peanut allergy!
Fusion Healthcare Fielding (www.fusionhcf.com) is conducting paid market research. You will be paid $600-800 to provide your feedback on the experience of supporting and caring for your child and their peanut allergy. Please contact Joel Kachappilly for more information at (312) 219-5783, or via email at joel.kachappilly@fusionhcf.com.
NOTE: Your children will not be involved in the research process at any stage. This will be a confidential and opinion based market research interview."
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Breathe Easier: Cleaner Air on the Way
Cleaner air is coming soon!
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new rules for car and light truck emissions starting in the 2027 model year. Transportation-related emissions are the largest contributor to the greenhouse gases driving climate change.
According to the EPA, the final rule will avoid more than 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions through 2055, roughly equal to four times the emissions of the entire transportation sector in 2021.
EPA's estimates suggest the rule's impact will prevent up to 2,500 premature deaths in 2055 as well as reducing heart attacks, respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, aggravated asthma, and decreased lung function.
AAFA supports this effort to move America toward a future with cleaner air. We urge the EPA to take further steps to lower vehicle emissions.
Read our full statement on the EPA's efforts to reduce pollution from cars.
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This month we are excited to bring you “Rothenberg CURED LABuzz”, a communication in which the Rothenberg CURED Lab shares its top pick(s) from recent news in our lab corner of research. For more news of the Rothenberg CURED Lab, join us on Facebook and Twitter. | |
MHWFAC receives elite CoFAR grant from NIH
The Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center has been awarded a seven-year CoFAR Cooperative Agreement Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to become one of its 10 centers of food allergy research in the United States.
The NIH”s Consortium on Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support clinical research into food allergy. It is the leading group of food allergy research centers in the world.
The CoFAR award has been a goal for MHWFAC since its inception, and positions it in the elite tier of food allergy research centers globally. The MHWFAC was founded in 2015 to conduct comprehensive research into the mechanisms and treatment of food allergy. Its faculty are globally recognized scientists whose basic and clinical research programs are investigating facets of food allergy ranging from genetic origins to potential vaccines.
“This award identifies the University of Michigan and the MHWFAC as one of the sites where groundbreaking NIH-funded food allergy research is taking place,” saidJames R. Baker Jr., MD, director of the MHWFAC. In addition to the significant financial award, “being identified as a CoFAR member likely will help us attract additional funding and projects from other governmental agencies, foundations and private corporations.”
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Our talented faculty are leading in many new avenues of research, including the new Michigan Sibling Immunity Birth Study (M-SIBS), a long-range project that will follow infants (and their families) from birth onward, to help decipher who develops food allergy and why. M-SIBS is a groundbreaking strategy in the emerging field of birth cohort studies.
“The aim of M-SIBS is to evaluate early-life factors that lead to the development of food allergy,” said the project’s director, Kelly O’Shea, MD. As an allergist at Michigan Medicine and assistant research professor, she cares for people with food allergy as well as conducting scientific studies and clinical trials.
Birth cohort research is an exciting tool for investigating food allergy disorders, which tend to appear in children by the time they are two years old, says Dr. O’Shea. “There is a clear interplay between genetics and environment; we plan to tease out markers in both areas by looking at factors from familial allergy history, the home environment, and the participants’ genetic signatures as well as microbiome.”
Dr. O'Shea and M-SIBS colleagues plan to recruit 1,000 pregnant women for the study, which will begin shortly.
Click here for more on M-SIBS, and please consider joining us in the quest for new understanding of the mechanisms and treatment of food allergy.
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At the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, our mission is to improve the lives of food allergic individuals by conducting comprehensive food allergy-related research that will significantly improve patient care and expand food allergy education, research and community services. | |
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Here is a new novel written by the award-winning author Sylvia McNicoll. The book is about a twelve-year-old named Ella whose confidence has been destroyed by her severe food allergies. She is especially fearful of public speaking and plans to conquer her fear by participating in a CN Tower climb and reading her poetry when she gets to the top. The book is inspired by two of Sylvia’s own grandchildren who have suffered from a lack of confidence because of their own allergies.
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Check out CFAAR's education E-book. It's for anyone who lives and/or works with a child from infancy through the college years with food allergies.
Read the Guide Here!
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Having food allergies poses challenges to everyday life that the average individual wouldn't even consider. What are the challenges that food allergic individuals face, and what can be done to address these challenges? Caleb Lin, who had his wheat and dairy allergies treated at the SNP Center discusses these issues in his recent memoir You are What You Don't Eat.
Learn more Here!
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While many food reactions occur in children, adults are not immune to receiving a food allergy diagnosis. In recent years, the number of adults with life-threatening food allergies has increased significantly. Some are developing an allergy for the first time, most commonly to shellfish, says Ruchi Gupta, MD MPH, researcher and professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. "Others first became allergic as children. In the past few decades, rates of childhood food allergies have risen dramatically, and some sufferers carry their allergies into their grown-up years. “Some allergies are frequently outgrown, but many continue into adulthood.” Dr. Gupta says.
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PODCASTS + WEBINARS + VIDEOS | |
Navigating Food Allergies in Kids
Listen now to the recent podcast Listen now!
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Why Food Allergies Are Everywhere!
Listen to the full episode here!
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Brittany Mahomes Tackles Food Allergies
Listen here!
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Watch the video to learn more about how Omalizumab gives families with food allergy ‘some hope’ for normal lives.
Watch it here!
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Gastro Girl and GI Diseases:
Listen to the new episode featuring Jacqueline Gaulin, Founder of Gastro Girl, a source of information for people living with various gastrointestinal disorders.
Listen here!
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Ask the Insider—
Watch it here!
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FARE’s online tool simplifies your search for clinical trials to treat food allergy and some related conditions.
A service of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this website is a registry and database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies.
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FOOD ALLERGY FRIENDLY COMPANIES | |
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Chia Leah
Prepare for the spring and summer, and feel energized. Thanks for letting us be a part of it!
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88 Acres
These allergen-friendly bars are crispy on the edges, chewy in the center, and perfect for everybody.
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OWYN
Take 20% off this IBS month! Use code: IBS20. OWYN Protein shakes with allergen-friendly ingredients are a multi-source plant protein blend, superfood greens, and vegan omega-3s. Rich & decadent in flavor, ideal for on-the-go.
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Liam's
Looking for a quick meal option that is free of the top allergens? Liam’s single serve frozen meals are the solution you have been looking for. Now available in over 100 stores (mainly MN & WI) but the team is working hard to continue to expand nationally. Check out their store locator to find a grocer near you! "The Rachel" Salad Family Size is now available!
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Hungry Harry's
Perfect for FAAW! Hungry Harry's is on a mission to produce foods free from the 14 food groups that account for over 90% of food allergies - while crafting them to taste better than anything else out there. Our manufacturing facility is 100% free of the Top 14 too.
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Safe and Fair
Try Safe and Fair's Cinnamon Crackers! Perfect for the spring and summer season!
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Tally Kids
Try Tally Kids Plant-Based Milk for Kids! 8g Protein and Powered by Chickpeas! Currently sold out but get updates when they are restocked
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Every Body Eat®
Try the cheese-less crackers!
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Gluten Dude
The Gluten-Free App that puts your safety first! Download it today!
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Newly Launched!
Their Chewy Granola Bars are available in 800 Target stores!
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Spokin
Colleges: Now Spokin Verifed! The college search made easier with our 23-question Allergy FAQ with answers to every college question you can think of covering dining, campus eats, housing, emergency info + more! Download it today!
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Allergy-Friendly Destinations
See our 13 dream allergy-friendly itineraries/restaurants to dream destinations including Maldives, Italy, Greece, Cabo, Australia, Paris, South Africa, and Aruba!
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Allergic Living
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Allergy Amulet
Link here!
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Allergy Awesomeness!
Link here!
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Camp Blue Spruce
Link here!
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Link here!
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Food Allergy Fund
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Food Allergy Science Initiative
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Food Equality Initiative
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Kyah Rayne Foundation
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Kids with Food Allergies
Link here!
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Happy Spring, FAAW, and Summer!
We hope you all enjoy the warmer weather and fun with your friends and family!
As a part of MOCHA whether it's managing severe allergies and dietary restrictions personally, or having family members with allergies, we all have our own significant experiences navigating this complex challenge. We've learned how to advocate for ourselves, and we are all passionate about supporting others with food allergies.
Denise and Anne at MOCHA both have allowed us to learn even more about the food allergy community, and further explore allergy-related opportunities. Some of our favorite food allergy-related experiences have been writing for the MOCHA E-News, working on research with the Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, and posting on social media for MOCHA.
Thanks for reading through our Spring, FAAW, and Summer E-News. Check out what we are doing during FAAW (Food Allergy Awareness Week)! Let us know if you are interested in being a MOCHA intern! (email: denise@mochallergies.org)
-The MOCHA Interns 💜
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Thank you to our e-news editor, Annie Siebenaler from CFAAR! | | |
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Susan Tatelli
Graduate student allergic to peanuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, and soy.
This FAAW I want to participate in a local food allergy walk.
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Ryan Smith
College student allergic to tree nuts.
This FAAW I will wear TEAL!
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Leo Auerbach
College student intolerant to dairy, and my sister has severe food allergies.
This FAAW I will join food allergy awareness events!
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Kethan Bajaj
College student allergic to nothing, but my brother has food allergies!
This FAAW I will host another epinephrine auto-injector training with CAFAE!
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Katelyn Chu
High school student allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, soy, beans, and peas.
This FAAW I will make some Spring allergy-friendly treats!
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Julia Auerbach
College student with Celiac Disease.
This FAAW I will host another epinephrine auto-injector training with CAFAE!
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Our Mocha Intern Julia, presented a poster on the differences in Gluten-free pricing at the 2024 IPHAM Forum at Northwestern University in Chicago! | |
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Our interns love being a part of MOCHA because they feel like it’s a great way to help food allergy families find all the resources they need! With our increased presence on social media, we can connect with more teens and young adults who may feel isolated because of their food allergies or who are looking for information about how to safely travel, attend college, and more! Being an intern is a great way to connect with others and contribute to this community!
Interested in becoming a MOCHA intern? We are looking for high school or college students with food allergies, have family members with allergies and who are passionate about supporting others with food allergies. Please email mochainterns@gmail.com or denise@mochallergies.org for more information.
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Happy Mother's Day from Mothers of Children Having Allergies (MOCHA)! Our food allergy moms are so strong and supportive! We hope all moms have a wonderful celebration on May 12th, 2024! 💗🌸 | | |
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Our Mocha interns Kethan and Julia hosted an epinephrine auto-injector training at Northwestern University! Thank you for educating others and being a voice in the food allergy community!
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Do you have any suggestions for our updated MOCHA website? Connect with us! | |
MOCHA is a group of parents sharing information and supporting each other. Check out our website for the most current news, support and resources. Click the sign-up link to be added to our email list! | |
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Disclaimer: M.O.C.H.A. is not a professional or medical organization. It is a group of parents sharing information and supporting each other. The discussions, meeting minutes, handouts, speakers, agendas, and other products of our support group do not constitute medical and/or legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. Always discuss individual health questions and medical issues with a qualified personal physician. | | | | |
