FODORS TRAVEL: All flights have emergency medical kits, but they may not always have what you need, which could be a life-threatening problem. Mandelbaum has written about multiple incidents where... read more →
SKIFT: A Department of Transportation (DOT) ruling issued in May has strengthened the rights that air passengers with food allergies have when boarding an aircraft. It also means that some... read more →
KEVIN MD: Thirty-Two million Americans have food allergies, and since so many more people are unaware that they have an allergy until that first bite, let’s try to take steps... read more →
The college years loom in the near future. I am still nervous about Josh managing his food allergies without us. However, this trip with his coach has given me an... read more →
ALLERGIC LIVING: The U.S. Department of Transportation has found American Airlines in violation of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) for failing to allow the family of a girl with... read more →
Airlines must permit some parents — or passengers with food allergies themselves — to preboard in order to wipe down seats, federal regulators said.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/health/nut-allergies-airlines.html (more…)
A Department of Transportation (DOT) ruling issued in May has strengthened the rights that air passengers with food allergies have when boarding an aircraft. It also means that some U.S.... read more →
In this post, Lianne Mandelbaum — shares valuable tips on flying with food allergies. https://med.stanford.edu/allergyandasthma/news/news-from-our-center/travel-tips.html (more…)
I hope these responses give you a glimpse into the real challenges we face, like grocery shopping, label reading, navigating birthday parties, attending school, eating out in restaurants, job prospects... read more →
“It’s forward-thinking of them,” said Lianne Mandelbaum, founder of the food-allergy advocacy website No Nut Traveler. “This is a step in the right direction, but it’s just a step.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/southwest-airlines-bans-peanuts-but-allergy-policies-vary-wildly-among-carriers-2018-07-11... read more →