The Food Allergy Project is a coalition of parents, researchers, educators, and experts whose goals are to 1) increase federal funding for food allergy research and to 2) fund scientific studies leading to a cure for food allergies.
Go to www.foodallergyproject.org to learn more. Click on "Join Us" to add your name to their list of supporters.

FAAN is also asking members to contact their congressional representatives to ask them to raise federal funding for food allergy research. For more information on how you can help, go to http://www.foodallergy.org/Advocacy/NIH_call_to_action.html.  Every voice counts!

Federal Bill pending— Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2006 (S. 3980)
This is a bill that would provide federal school guidelines for managing food allergies.  Go to http://www.foodallergy.org/calltoaction.html for details on how to call your senator's office as soon as possible. This new form of the 2005 bill could pass this November if enough voices are heard!

Contact your legislators to ask for their support...

Minnesota's U.S. Senators   http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=MN

Minnesota's U.S. Representatives   http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.html  (Select "Minnesota" in the state box, and click on "go".)

Federal Law-- Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA)

(scroll down to STAT 906)

Questions and Answers about FALCPA by FAAN and the FDA

Minnesota Law-- Epinephrine Auto-Injectors in Schools

Minnesota Law—Asthma Inhalers in Schools

Minnesota Law-- EMT’s and Epinephrine