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Be Mine, Safe Valentine!
Allergy-Friendly Guide
to Chocolates & Candy
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Allergic Living's Valentine's Candy and Chocolate Guide for 2026 features a new roster of creative allergy-friendly finds. Writer Christine Peddie offers everything from irresistible chocolate – boxes, mini-hearts, kisses – to free-from candy necklaces, heart pops, retro sweets, gummies and more. READ
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Our Valentine's Gift Guide
for Food-Free Inspiration
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Aiming to go food-free for allergy-friendly Valentine's Day? Don't miss Christine's companion Gift Guide. It's loaded with imaginative, heartfelt surprises. It includes LEGO's Valentine's super-fun activity book, shrink art bracelets, the softest PJs, glitter hairbands, mugs, stamp sets, stickers and more. READ
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Halting Allergic Reactions
By Disarming Mast Cells
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A new anti-IgE food allergy treatment is set for its first clinical trial. The company behind the "effector cell inhibitor" treatment, says that, like Xolair, it neutralizes IgE allergy antibodies in the blood. But what's novel? This inhibitor also disarms IgE already attached to mast cells. READ
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How to Join FDA Meeting
on Food Label Warnings
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Food allergy community alert! The FDA will hold in February a virtual meeting on a huge topic: food allergen thresholds. The FDA is exploring thresholds to standardize unreliable 'may contain' food label warnings. How will "safe levels" be determined? Learn how to join the meeting. READ
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Low-Dose OIT: How Low
Can You Safely Go?
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A study found low-dose oral immunotherapy desensitized children allergic to peanut about as well as higher-dose OIT, with fewer reactions. Dr. Julia Upton says the results suggest a daily dose of about one-eighth of a peanut kernel protects. Her next dosing question: "how low can you go?" READ
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Recipes to Wow: Free-from
for Valentine's, Super Bowl
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For Valentine's: our don't miss our amazing new Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberry Bites. Plus, see our full list with heart cookies, brownies and DIY chocolates. GET RECIPES
For the Big Game: fuel your fans with blackened wings, potato skins, tacos, dips++ GET RECIPES
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Video: Parent-free with
Allergies on Sports Trip
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Megan Lavin's son had a big soccer tournament – 500 miles away. His parents couldn't go. They decided he was ready to take on the allergy challenge solo – with help from the family he'd travel with. See how it worked out, "though to say I was nervous is an understatement!" VIEW
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