- click to enlarge – We recently released our Allergy & Gluten Free Scanner app, and you were the first to hear about it here on the blog. Yesterday, we formally announced the app in a press release: Based on … Continue reading
![Gluten, Food Allergies and Intolerances in the U.S. [Infographic]](http://bmedia.fooducate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Gluten_Allergy_App_Infographic-01.jpg "Gluten, Food Allergies and Intolerances in the U.S. [Infographic]")
New: Allergy Talk by Fooducate
We’re proud to announce our latest iPhone app – Allergy Talk by Fooducate. As you can probably guess, this app has been designed to address the needs of people with allergies and intolerances. In addition to the regular Fooducate functionality … Continue reading
Mystery: Why Have Kids’ Peanut Allergies Tripled in a Decade?
A study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, provides an alarming statistic: …[a] research team surveyed 5,300 households in 2008 and discovered that 1.4% of children were thought to have peanut allergies, … Continue reading
Hope for Kids with Peanut Allergy?
Twelve million Americans suffer from food allergies. Though some children outgrow allergies, many have to live with a condition for life. Now it appears that there is a glimmer of hope for some families. Earlier this year, researchers at Duke … Continue reading
Here We Go Again? Salmonella in 1,000,000 Lbs. of Pistachios
Is the massive peanut recall (still ongoing) replaying itself, this time with pistachios? Could be. Last night, the FDA issued a consumer alert, warning consumers that The FDA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are investigating Salmonella contamination … Continue reading
Irradiate What I Ate?
There have been voices in the past week suggesting that extending the irradiation of foods beyond spinach and lettuce may have prevented the current peanut butter salmonella outbreak. The New York Times reports: After spinach tainted with a strain of … Continue reading