This sit-down Q&A features Allergy London's Professor Adam Fox, Professor of Paediatric Allergy, and Lianne Mandelbaum, Founder and President of 'No Nut Traveler' and Airline Correspondent for Allergic Living e-magazine.... read more →
For years, I have reported on hidden allergens in airline meals, warning that passengers with life-threatening food allergies cannot make informed decisions if they don’t have complete ingredient information before... read more →
The lack of allergy labeling on in-flight meals has taken an alarming turn that I’ve been warning about. A 5-year-old with nut and egg allergies on July 2 ate a... read more →
Two years ago, I wrote in Allergic Living about what appeared to be a turning point for passengers at risk of anaphylaxis. After years of advocacy by physicians, patients and... read more →
Food allergy has long been one of the few life-threatening medical conditions that society still treats as entertainment. For years, it has been the punchline in comedies. More recently, it... read more →
A federal agency recognized food allergy as a disability, then limited boarding protection to one allergen category. Lianne Mandelbaum, a leading advocate for airline safety measures to protect food-allergic passengers,... read more →
If you have a food allergy and the thought of stepping onto a plane makes you anxious, you're not alone. Air travel for allergic passengers has always been complicated, but... read more →
On March 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a ruling that could make air travel less safe for millions of Americans with food allergies, by limiting a basic... read more →
The dismissal of a disability complaint against Southwest Airlines fails to extend pre-boarding rights to travelers with all major food allergies. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) order only reinforces... read more →
Anaphylaxis at 35,000 feet is one of the most feared scenarios for people living with food allergies. Immediate hospital care is not available. In the case of a life-threatening reaction,... read more →