Food Allergies

Food allergy cases among US children on the rise

Monday, November 23, 2009
By Chris Emery
Food allergy cases among US children on the rise

The prevalence of food allergies rose dramatically among US children over the past decade, though it is unclear whether the actual number of cases or just the reporting of food allergy accounted for the rise, a new study found Self-reported food allergies among children increase by 18% from 1997 to 2007 and visits to outpatient... »

Jelly Belly recalls jelly beans containing peanut ingredients

Friday, November 6, 2009
By Chris Emery
Jelly Belly recalls jelly beans containing peanut ingredients

Jelly Belly Candy Company is recalling packages of its popular jelly beans due to packaging that failed list peanut butter and peanut flour as ingredients. The items being recalled are are 7.5-counce cylinder style packages of Jelly Belly 49 Flavors, which were shipped to about 200 stores nation wide between September 29 and October... »