How do you feel about the state of food allergy warning labels on food today?  Confusing? Misleading?  Truthful?  How do the labels "may contain..." or "made in the same facility as..." affect your purchasing decisions?

The FDA is holding a public hearing, and asking for the public's comments on this topic. Read the document here. 

Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov,

or go directly to the comment submission page at: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064806b7555

Submit written comments to:  Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305),  Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

 
 

We've all heard of bomb-sniffing dogs, but now there is a program based in Texas that trains dogs to detect peanut and treenut residue.  The dogs are vested service dogs that can go anywhere with the child (including restaurants) to detect nut residue on other people, food, or objects.  Apparently they have already placed some dogs with families of children with nut allergies.  

Find out more here:  www.peanutdogs.com