Allergy Insider | Newsletter: October 2023
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Help us create an inclusive Halloween for everyone by shining a teal light on food allergy!

Discover our resources and tips, plus find more ways you can #ShineATealLight and increase food allergy awareness. Also, be sure to get your glow-in-the-dark bracelets in time for Halloween!

Silver Hills Sprouted Bakery products now contain sesame as an ingredient.

Their bakery products previously had sesame listed as a “may contain” on their ingredient labels.

Do you or someone you know experience symptoms like these when eating: difficulty swallowing, feeling like food gets stuck and/or stomach pain? Perhaps it takes longer to eat or there’s a need to drink lots of fluids during mealtimes? If so, Eosinophilic Esophagitis or “EoE” may be the cause.

On Oct. 11th, join us for our webinar “EoE in adults: From diagnosis to treatment”.

Read our tips on celebrating with confidence this holiday weekend.

Plus, find resources you can share with friends and family so everyone can be more allergy aware regardless of where or what you're celebrating!
Advocacy and Research

We’re happy to share that Prince Edward Island will have its first allergist later this year, Dr. Hannah Roberts.

Learn more about Dr. Roberts and the advocacy which contributed to this exciting news.

Find out the latest news regarding the FDA's decision to not approve neffy® epinephrine nasal spray, and read our thoughts on this decision.

Plus, listen to an insightful interview about administering epinephrine intranasally.

Find out the answer to this question and learn more about EoE.
Webinars and Events
Learn about EoE in adults, including symptoms, diagnosis, and current and future possibilities for treatment.
Nov 27: Learn about FPIES and how to manage this non-IgE-mediated form of food allergy.

Dec 12: Learn about food allergen immunotherapy and desensitization.  
Monuments across Canada are lighting up teal this Halloween to help spark a conversation about food allergy.

Read the schedule and attend on near you and help #ShineATealLight!

Join the Sweet Caroline Foundation for their annual run taking place this Saturday, October 7th at Rothesay High School.

This run/walk is to honour the memory of Caroline Lorette.

The Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation is hosting a free Trunk or Treat event in Toronto. We will be there to share our latest materials and give out our #ShineATealLight resources, including our glow-in-the-dark bracelets!

Learn about our support groups and get in touch with one.

Plus, discover how you can start your own with our help.

This month, we’re sharing some resources for a safe and fun Halloween!
Ask the Allergist
This month Dr. Julia Upton answers questions about crustacean allergy.

Do you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the allergist? Send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
Ask the Dietitian
This month as you prepare for Halloween, discover allergy-friendly alternatives and help make healthy choices for you and your family throughout the fall season.

Do you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the dietitian? Send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
 
Ways to Give
‌#FoodAllergyChampions: Thank you to the Ontario Trillium Foundation
We want to recognize the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting our efforts in diversifying our fundraising efforts.
 
As a small charity, we rely on donors, foundations, and others so we can do the important work we do and continue to support, educate, and advocate for this community.
 
The Ontario Trillium Foundation grant has been instrumental in helping us find new paths to fundraising so we can ensure sustainability of our programming and advocacy efforts. 

Purchase your #ShineATealLight bracelet and spark a conversation and awareness for food allergy this Halloween! They’re great to give out to trick-or-treaters as a food alternative treat as well. The more people who have them, the greater the awareness!

Purchase by October 17th to get it in time for Halloween. Get 1 for $5 or 3 for $10.
Give back this Halloween season and host an allergy-friendly fundraiser.

The sky is the limit, use your imagination to come up with great fundraising events and help #ShineATealLight on food allergy this Halloween!
Help transform the lives of Canadians with food allergy. Learn the many ways your donation will make a difference.

All donations $20 and above receive a tax receipt.