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St Paul Allergy Awareness Training for LunchroomVolunteers
Fall 2009DRAFT
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What is a food allergy?
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A food allergy is an abnormalresponse by the immune system to afood protein.
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 The immune system thinks the foodis harmful and releases histamineand other chemicals to “attack” theenemy.
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Food allergies can be life threatening
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X (?) number of children at St. Paulhave food alleries
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Source: The Food Allergy and AnaphylaxisNetwork
 
Food Allergy Facts
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 There is no cure for a food allergy
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Complete and strict avoidance is the onlyway to prevent a reaction
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Cross-contamination poses a risk
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Requires vigilant label reading, askingquestions (often food is processed onequipment that contains an allergen, therebymaking that food unsafe)
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Careful food preparation and cleanup (e.g., aknife that was in peanut butter and then goesin jelly has made that jelly unsafe)
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Once a reaction begins, there is no way toknow how severe it will become
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Source: The Food Allergy and AnaphylaxisNetwork
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