Please click on the section below
to learn more about the NPB's Peanut and Food Allergy Research
and Education Initiatives.
Helpful Links
This list of helpful links will point you to other organizations
for more information on food allergy, labeling, and more.
Food
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) |
FAAN’s
mission is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy
and education, and to advance research on behalf of all
those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis. |
Food
Allergy and Resource Program (FARRP)
|
FARRP’s
primary goal is to help the food industry address one
of its most daunting challenges—food allergy. |
Food
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance (FAAA)
|
FAAA’s
mission is to unite organizations working in food allergy
and anaphylaxis in order to exchange information, form
partnerships, and advance key issues of importance to
those with food allergy and anaphylaxis. |
American
Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
|
The American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is the largest
professional medical specialty organization in the United
States, representing allergists, asthma specialists,
clinical immunologists, allied health professionals,
and others with a special interest in the research and
treatment of allergic disease. |
The
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
|
The National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
conducts and supports basic and applied research to better
understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious,
immunologic, and allergic diseases. |
US
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
|
Information
and resources on Food and Nutrition including allergy
from the US Food & Drug Administration |
Food
Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
|
The Food
Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA),
which took effect
January 1, 2006 now requires food manufacturers to disclose
in plain language whether products contain any of the top
eight food allergens. |
Books
- Welch, J. Michael. American
Academy of Pediatrics. Guide to Your Child’s Asthma
and Allergies. Random House, New York: 2000.
- Young, C. Michael, M.D., The Peanut
Allergy Answer Book. Fairwinds Press, Massachusetts: 2006.
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