There are a lot of food allergy resources on the web and some misinformation as well. We have distilled some of the best resources and provided them here for your convenience.
Print Resources
- FAACT’s Food Allergy Lunchroom Detective Club
- FAACT’s Food Service Supervisors and Personnel: Best Practices
- FAACT’s Food Allergy Documents & Plans for Schools
- FAACT’s Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
- FARE’s Food Allergy Bingo game for students
- FARE’s Recognize and Respond to Anaphylaxis
National Peanut Board Video Resources
- How Peanuts Meet Today’s School Nutrition Challenges
- Communicating Food Allergy Management: Keys to Success
- Why Peanut Butter Matters for Schools
- How to Safely Serve Peanut Butter in Schools
- Why Peanut Butter Should Not be Banned from Schools
- An Allergist Addresses Common Peanut Allergy Myths
- How to Create an Allergen Management Plan
- Best Practices for Handling Food Allergens in School Foodservice
- Preparing Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches in School Foodservice
- Preparing All Purpose Peanut Sauce for School Foodservice
Additional Web Resources
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Allergy Asthma Network
- AllergyEats
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools
- Institute of Child Nutrition
- Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT)
- Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
- Food Allergy Management and Education (FAME) Children’s Hospital, St. Louis
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Peanuts in Schools
- USDA Food Allergies: Supporting Safety in the School Environment