Even a trace of a food allergen, such as peanut or milk, can cause a reaction. Preparing several allergy-free meals at a time and freezing them until they are ready to be consumed. Thoroughly cleansing hands, utensils and kitchen surface areas prior to cooking allergy-free meals. The majority of reactions to food allergy occur when a person has eaten a food they thought was safe. Read every label on each product purchased.
Manufacturers change ingredients often without warning.
Avoid purchasing a product if the ingredient listing is not available. When dining out, inform the wait staff about the food allergy and clarify the ingredients used to prepare the meal selected. Stress to family and friends that food allergy is serious and that a reaction to it can be fatal. Food allergy affects more than 6 million Americans. An estimated 2.5 million children have been diagnosed with food allergy in this country.