The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network helps educate the government about the seriousness of food allergies. From reading the article it sounds like positive changes are on the way for food allergy awareness.

FAAN Unveils Five Steps Forward For Food Allergy

In honor of the 11th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 11-17, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) unveiled its new advocacy initiative “Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy” at an educational briefing on Capitol Hill.

This initiative addresses the challenges of food allergy and is aimed at improving the lives of the more than 12 million Americans who suffer from food allergies. “These five steps will be a great leap forward for the millions of American children and adults who live each day wondering if they are going to have an allergic reaction to a food. With the help of Congress, the NIH, the CDC, and the FDA we will make America a much safer place for those with food allergies,” said FAAN CEO and Founder Anne Munoz-Furlong.

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