page_title: Food Allergy Research & Education
section_title: Advocacy
hierarchical_section_title: Food Allergy Research & Education / Advocacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Food Allergy Research &amp; Education Teal Pumpkin Flyer on display at a house in San Francisco, California.
context_page_description: Food Allergy Research & Education is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to food allergy awareness, education, research, and advocacy; the group provides information, programs, and resources about food allergies and anaphylaxis. The organization was founded in 1991 to serve as a clearinghouse for food allergy information, by a parent whose own daughter was diagnosed with milk and egg allergy.
  The McLean, Va.-based organization has approximately 23,000 members in the U.S. and overseas. Members are individuals, families, health care professionals, school and camp staff, child care providers, corporations, policymakers, organizations, institutions, and members of the pharmaceutical and food industries.
  Information disseminated by FARE, whether on its website or through its newsletters, is reviewed for accuracy by its Medical Advisory Board, composed of the world's leading medical authorities in the area of food allergy science.
  In early 2010, FARE received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management, for the third year in a row.
context_section_description: FAAN advocates for national, state and local policies that have a positive impact on members of the food allergy community. On the national level, FAAN was instrumental in passing the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) over the objections of large food manufacturers, in 2004. As a result of FALCPA, the presence of major food allergens (milk, egg, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree nuts) must be indicated, in simple terms, on packaged food items. At the state level, FAAN has helped enact policies in more than 30 states that make epinephrine (adrenaline) more available from Emergency Medical Services, has helped create food allergy management guidelines for schools in more than ten states, and spearheaded a new law in Massachusetts designed to help raise awareness of food allergy among restaurant staff. On a local level, FAAN has helped summer camps, child care centers, recreational facilities, colleges/universities, and public/private schools develop policies and approaches with the food allergy community in mind.
  In 2014, FARE started the Teal Pumpkin Project, where families participating in Halloween signal that they have alternative treats available for people with allergies by placing a teal pumpkin or a flyer from the FARE website at their door.
caption: Teal Pumpkin Flyer on display at a house in San Francisco
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