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PediaSmart SOY Vanilla Beverage Mix Recalled
Nature’s One, Lewis Center, Ohio is recalling PediaSmart® SOY Vanilla Beverage Mix because milk is not listed under the “contains” label statement. Each lot is tested for milk allergen by independent 3rd party laboratories before release for sale: no milk allergen was detected in any lots of the finished product. No illnesses have been reported to […]
Infants should be fed peanuts to stave off allergies, say new NIH guidelines
January 5, 2017 by foodsafeguru
by Leah Samuel Federal health officials on Thursday issued new food allergy guidelines that could help reduce peanut allergies among children — and that, contrary to past guidance, call for parents to give babies foods containing peanuts as early as 4 to 6 months of age. The new guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]
Skin patches may help kids’ peanut allergies, study says
October 31, 2016 by foodsafeguru
By Hailey Middlebrook Peanut allergies are among the most serious food allergies, requiring constant vigilance. In severe cases, exposure to even trace amounts of the nut can trigger a deadly reaction. But according to a new study published last week in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a tiny skin patch may help treat […]
No more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day for kids
August 24, 2016 by foodsafeguru
By Jacqueline Howard Mary Poppins may need to find a new tactic to make the medicine go down. Children 2 to 18 should consume no more than about six teaspoons of added sugars in their daily diets, according to new recommendations from the American Heart Association. Researchers called limiting a child’s added sugar consumption to […]
August 28, 2019 by foodsafeguru
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