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College Network
As college students head off to campus for the first time, it’s a good idea for them to check out FAAN’s College Network! This is an online searchable database that offers contact information for personnel (primarily dietitians) on campuses across the country so that individuals can learn about campus food allergy management policies. Each college in the database has a College Representative listed who can assist new students. Additionally, Student Ambassadors, who are students currently attending college, can be found in the database. These Ambassadors can offer valuable insight into managing food allergies on campus. If you know anyone interested in serving as a Student Ambassador, please let them know about this website. There is a form online that can be filled out and submitted for consideration.
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Food Allergens and Medications Survey
FAAN and researchers at the University of Michigan have created a brief, anonymous online survey about food allergens and medications. We invite you to take the short survey, as we hope to present the results to theFDA, the federal agency that oversees the labeling of medications.
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Teen Summit Registration
Registration for FAAN’s Fifth Annual Teen Summit  is still open. Teens with food allergies, ages 11 to 20, and their siblings, ages 11 to 20, are encouraged to join us on Oct. 22-24 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD for a weekend of fun, education, and discussion. Attendees must be FAAN members. Registration ends Sept. 24. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Food Labels: Gaps on Dairy, Egg; Better on Peanut

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A Patch for Peanut Allergies?

Researchers who are working to find a way to treat food allergies have their sights on the next target – desensitization through the skin. 

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Peanut Allergy: Peanut Patch

Revised Food Allergy Action Plan Online

In time for the first day of school in many districts, FAAN’s Food Allergy Action Plan (FAAP) has been revised for ease of use and includes visual instructions for various epinephrine auto-injectors. Remember to have your child’s doctor complete the FAAP before school starts and make sure the school keeps a copy on file.

National Institutes of Health Expands Food Allergy Research Program

FAAN is pleased to share with you some encouraging news on the food allergy research front – federal funding for studies conducted by the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) has been renewed for an additional five years.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has committed to a nearly $30 million grant for CoFAR, which was established in 2005, to enable CoFAR to continue to work on developing treatments for food allergy. CoFAR also is expanding its area of focus to include food allergy-associated eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases(EGIDs) and to study the genetic causes of food allergy.
More information is available on the NIH website.

Deadline for Comments to DOT on Airline Rules-August 9

Despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has recently stated that it cannot use federal funding to implement or enforce a regulation concerning the distribution of peanuts on airlines, the agency is still accepting public comments regarding this issue.
FAAN is hopeful that if enough comments are submitted, DOT will investigate further by initiating a study into the risk of airborne allergic reactions to peanuts on commercial airlines. Deadline for the comments is Monday, Aug. 9. 
To see the initial clarifying statement from the DOT, FAAN’s public comment, and comments from other members of the public, visit FAAN’s online Legislative Action Center. From there you can easily link to theregulations.gov website, where comments are collected.