There is relatively little information about food allergy available on the WWW. Although some of these links are specifically related to food allergy, many provide general allergy information.
Caution - The quality of the information contained in these sites is highly
variable.
Recalls, Alerts, Etc. | Cooking and Recipes | Scientific Literature Searches | Scientific Sites | Government Agencies | Private and Patient Organizations | Business & Industry Sites | Physicians, Clinical Practices, etc. | Sites by Individuals | Web Portals | Related Sites
RECALLS, ALERTS, ETC.
Safety Alerts - Notifications of recalls, etc. Includes an email service for daily notification of food allergy-related recalls and alerts.
Allergy Alerts - From the Food Allergy Network.
FDA - Product recalls, alerts, and warnings; includes allergen alerts and recalls.
USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service recall information center.
COOKING AND RECIPES
Kitchen Link - Special diets.
Palm Beach Interactive - From the Palm Beach Post newspaper.
Gluten Free Recipes - They "separate the wheat from the chef".
FAST - An excellent recipe resource.
Milk Free - Links from About.com
Mommies Country Kitchen - A variety of recipes.
AllRecipes.com - Special diets page
Misc.kids - FAQ-Recipes from the newsgroup.
AllergyKids - Find a recipe based on your allergy.
SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SEARCHES
You can do a "real time" search of the latest biomedical literature using the National Library of Medicine PubMed service with the keywords:
SCIENTIFIC SITES
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology - Physician organization for immunologists, includes a physician referral service.
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology - Organization for allergists, immunologists, and related health care professionals.
The American Association of Immunologists - This site is primarily intended for immunologists, but includes a question & answer function that can provide useful information to patients and the public.
European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations - Basic information about allergy and asthma, with an interesting Kid's Page.
Western Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology - A western US physicians association.
Food Allergy Research and Resource Program - A leading scientific program from the University of Nebraska.
Internet Symposium on Food Allergens- An an on-line scientific journal, with some links to other resources.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
FDA/CFSAN Information About Food Allergies - Basic information about food allergy from the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - One of the National Institutes of Health, with a good food allergy fact sheet.
MedLine Plus
- Food allergy information and links from the National Library of
Medicine.
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PRIVATE AND PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Food Allergy Network
- THE BEST FOOD ALLERGY SITE ON THE WEB! Includes
important information on product alerts and recalls, as well as educational
information for patients and families. Allergy alerts are available via email.
PeanutAllergy.com - A new patient
oriented site. There is no information posted on the people or organization
who run the site.
F.A.C.T.S. - Food Anaphylatic Children Training and Support, an Australian support group.
ALLSA - The Allergy Society of South Africa, a good general allergy page.
AllergyKids - A recipe-oriented site.
BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SITES
International Food Information Council - Food allergy information from a food industry organization. Links to other food -related information through the IFIC home page.
Food Allergy Center - From Environmed Research Inc., a consulting and education company with product(s) to sell.
NutraMed - Information from a company that sells special diets.
HeliosHealth - Food allergy information from a general health site.
eAllergy - Food allergy information from a provider of services and supplies to physicians.
NFPA - Basic information from the National Food Processors Association.
The Inside Story - Food allergy information from a site promoting a subscription print magazine.
PHYSICIANS, CLINICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICAL CENTERS
Allergy & Asthma Rochester Resource Center - Clinical trial center.
National Jewish Center for Immunology and
Respiratory Medicine - A leading clinical center.
Allergy and Asthma
Center - A limited site from the Mayo Clinic.
Allergy USA - A site from a private physician.
The Allergy Clinic - A private practice.
SITES BY INDIVIDUALS
Allergy and Asthma FAQ - Assembled by a non-professional, some of the answers and links are quirky.
AllergicChild.com - A good site by a parent providing information and advice for parents of allergic children with a strong focus on food allergies.
F.A.S.T. - Food Allergy Survivors Together, a site that is apparently an outgrowth of a health food store newsletter.
FoodAllergies.net - A simple list of food allergy-related sites.
Food-Allergy.org - A site with a focus on alternative treatments that also sells books, etc.
F.O.O.D. - A site by a pediatric practice in Switzerland.
AllAllergy.net - A site produced by a physician in South Africa with good pointers to other allergy resources.
Children with Milk, Egg, and Other Food Allergies - A mother's experience.
Mastering Food Allergies - From an R.N. and journalist with allergies.
Helen Stephenson's Page - Includes information on substitutions in cooking.
WEB PORTALS
Several of the big web portals have food allergy pages that link to other resources, if you don't mind all the ads. Such pages can be found on
RELATED SITES
These sites provide links to other general allergy-related sites. All of the linked sites specifically related to Food Allergy are listed above, but these links provide more information about allergies and asthma.
Allergy Basics Center- Allergy Internet Resources. Includes listings of Usenet news groups and email lists related to allergy.
Allergy-related Sites. Contains links to non-US sites posted by Dr. Mitsunobu Mio of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
WWW Virtual Library Page - Immunology - Lots of links to basic immunology research sites.
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Database Food Allergy main page.
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If you know of other sites that should be included in this list, or of any corrections or changes, please send them to gendel@iit.edu