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Food Allergy Safety Must- Knows: Cross-Contact vs. Cross-Contamination

Learn the differences between cross-contact & cross-contamination—a key step to guard yourself against food allergy allergic reactions.

Allergy Force Insights

2 days ago7 min read

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Best of 2025: Allergy-Friendly Halloween Resources

Here are the best 2025 allergy-friendly Halloween resources for safe fun. From trick-or-treat tips to 'Great Pumpkin' recipes, get them!

Allergy Force Insights

4 days ago6 min read

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He’s Almost Ready: Preparing My Food Allergic Teen for College

The college launch countdown ticks on as a parent helps her food allergic son sharpen his food allergy management skills. What's her plan?

Janine Flannery, @theallergyaspect

Oct 95 min read

Stir, Scoop, Smile: Allergy-Friendly Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

This allergy-friendly chocolate no-bake cookie recipe will delight your cookie lovers. No slaving over a hot oven required! Get the recipe:

Allergy Dragon

Oct 23 min read

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Food Allergies Do Not Make You a Burden

Red Sneakers for Oakley explains why you shouldn't feel like you & your food allergies are a burden others and how to reframe your thinking:

Red Sneakers for Oakley

Sep 255 min read

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Food Allergy Parenting: From Panic to Peace

A family's EoE journey—22 scopes later and counting—gives hope that food allergies won't always be at the center of your world. Learn why:

Kiley Oesterreich, @allergy_mama_diaries

Sep 44 min read

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From Fear to Fire: My Mission to Solve Food Allergies

5 years after launching Food Allergy Fund to solve food allergies, founder & CEO Ilana Golant had her own anaphylaxis surprise. Learn more:

Ilana Golant (Food Allergy Fund)

Aug 224 min read

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Food Allergy Rules for Families: Tips, Examples, and How to Get Started

Food allergy rules—clearly defined, food allergy expectations everyone in the family agrees to—can simplify your allergic life. Learn more:

Allergy Force Insights

Aug 214 min read

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'Free From' Labeling: Key Things You Need to Know to Trust

When you see the 'Certified Free From' seal from MenuTrinfo on foods, you can 100% trust they are free from specific allergens. Learn more:

Allergy Force Insights

Aug 213 min read

Allergy-Friendly Beef Fried Rice and Veggies from Nut Free Wok

This allergy-friendly fried rice recipe from Nut Free Wok— with beef & veggies— is easy to make and a yummy way to repurpose leftover rice!

Nut Free Wok

Jul 244 min read

Seen On CFF Foods and MenuTrinfo: Food Labeling and Broken Trust

Article by Allergy Force founder Gayle Rigione for CFF Foods and MenuTrinfo on why food labeling is broken and manufacturers must do better.

Seen on CFF Foods Blog

Jul 182 min read

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Is Your Teen With Food Allergies Ready to Self-Manage Them?

A goal of food allergy parenting is to prepare our kids to self-manage their own food allergies. How to tell when they've 'got it'? Learn:

Gayle Rigione

Jul 118 min read

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College Dining for Food-Allergic Students: What to Look For

Touring colleges with a food-allergic teen? Get a crash course on what to look for in dining services and what to ask when you visit:

Janine Flannery, @theallergyaspect

Apr 295 min read

Allergy Force Receives 2025 National Allergy Award for Advocacy

Allergy Force is recognized as the 2025 Best Food Allergy Advocate (Group or Organization) by MenuTrinfo.

Allergy Force Insights

Mar 242 min read

Easy, Allergy-Friendly Tomato Soup

Here's a recipe for allergy-friendly tomato soup. It's perfect for a blustery spring day that teases us with the promise of warmer weather!

Allergy Dragon

Mar 203 min read

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A Hard Truth About Food Allergy Parenting

When your child doesn't outgrow their food allergies, or gain remission from treatment, there's a tough reality you face. Learn what it is:

Gayle Rigione

Mar 143 min read

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