Take 2 Campaign Flyers

It’s true… we’re obsessed. With all the recent news reports of anaphylaxis claiming our young, we want to make sure everyone gets the message.

Click here for printable flyers from out Take 2 campaign

The idea is a simple one: Anyone that has been prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector for their allergy should take two along whenever they go out, each time, every time. Traveling cross-country? Take them along. Just stepping out for a few minutes and don’t plan on eating or drinking anything? Take them along. Is your child the one with the allergy? Make sure he or she always has two on-hand.

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Team with Peanut Free Planet and Help the Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Click to donate at Peanut Free Planet!

Heather and Brian Selwa of Peanut Free Planet are stepping up to help the Tornado victims in Oklahoma. Order items from their site and enter the shipping address below and PFP will cover the postage to send your items to a food bank in Oklahoma! You can also donate money by purchasing a gift certificate and PFP will help fill in the gaps with necessary items.

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Six That Save Lives: An Anaphylaxis Primer

Our friends at Allergic Living have published a terrific graphic for Food Allergy Awareness Week entitled: “Six That Save Lives”. The graphic, shown here, displays six important things to remember should you or someone you are with experience signs of anaphylaxis, a serious (sometimes fatal) allergic reaction.

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Sign This Petition and Help Save the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

Sign this petition!You may have read our recent article reporting the demise of the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, urging you to contact your federal and state representatives to express your outrage. Jenelle Campbell did and decided to take matters into her own hands. She created a petition to members of Congress on Change.org, a social action site.

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Federal School Epinephrine Act Stalled in Committee – Show Your Support!

Uncle Sam needs you to join the fight! Click here for a letter-sized flyer!Despite 92 co-sponsors in the House and 38 in the Senate, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act – introduced in 2001 by Senator Dick Durban (D-TN) and Representative David Roe (R-TN) – has stalled in committee.

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