Food Allergy Pros

08/25/2025

Fantastic article by Allergy Force about the pitfalls of current food labeling practices and why MenuTrinfo’s Certified Free From program is the solution!

When you see the 'Certified Free From' seal from MenuTrinfo on foods, you can 100% trust they are free from specific allergens. Learn more:

08/12/2025

Congratulations FOODiversity for this program, funded by the National Peanut Board through the grant program that I am honored to administer. Well done!

Many thanks to Dr. Jennifer Protudjer for virtually presenting "Breaking Down Barriers: Why Parents Struggle with Early Allergen Introduction" to FOODiversity's Early Introduction Parent Program (EIPP) Cohort organizations. We also thank the dedicated Lunch & Learn attendees for your continued commitment to improving health outcomes, and National Peanut Board and TELUS for your generous support of the EIPP program!

If your organization is interested in joining events like this while sharing food allergy prevention strategies in your community, please email mackenzie@foodiversity.org!

Protudjer Allergy Lab

08/12/2025

While this is a step in the right direction, too many food companies make “front of package” claims that their facilities or products are free from allergens and we have to take them at their word. I’ve seen *many* instances when a product bears a “free from” claim on the front of the package only to carry a precautionary label on the back of the package that references the presence of the very same allergen they claim to be absent from the product! The only way to go is independent, third party verification. Consumers should look for the Certified Free From seal from MenuTrinfo and demand that food companies pursue independent certification.

FARE is excited to share that Target has launched an Allergen Friendly Foods page just in time for back to school! This curated selection features products with on-pack statements that they or their facility are free from at least one of the FDA-recognized Top 9 allergens. It’s a welcome step toward making grocery shopping easier for families managing food allergies. Remember to always check every label for the most accurate allergen and ingredient information before purchasing. https://www.target.com/c/allergen-friendly-foods/-/N-xsft1

07/26/2025

When trust is broken by a food allergy tragedy, it changes everything.
In one of our latest blogs, Gayle Rigione, CEO & Co-Founder of Allergy Force, shares the heartbreaking stories behind her fight for safer food labeling—and why Certified Free From® certification matters more than ever. As a food allergy parent and tech innovator, her call to action is clear: change is overdue.

👉 Read the full blog and see why this moment matters:

https://menutrinfo.com/blog/when-trust-is-broken-by-a-food-allergy-tragedy-its-time-for-change/

06/26/2025

Excited to be a speaker, organizer and facilitator!

04/09/2025

Where’s my royalty, Susie Pinsky Hultquist? 😉 🤭

Just in time for Easter, we’re dropping a couple Easter (egg-free) eggs!

03/20/2025

My recent contribution to Allergic Living. It was a pleasure to interview Dr Robert Wood at the meeting.

12/08/2024

Join us for an insightful podcast episode as we discuss the critical issue of food allergies and the recent incidents of food-induced anaphylaxis deaths that have deeply impacted the food allergy community. Our guest, Lianne Mandelbaum, is the founder of the No Nut Traveler, an organization dedicate...

12/05/2024

I am honored to call Lianne Mandelbaum a very good friend and to serve on the board of No Nut Traveler. Lianne is an indefatigable advocate for people living with food allergies. So proud of her for achieving this milestone- a landmark study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

If you live with food allergies (or love someone who does) and have ever had an issue with air travel, you will find this study of particular interest.

The skies aren’t always so friendly for patients and families affected by food allergies, who may often experience worry and anxiety regarding airline travel, according to a new study from the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research at Northwestern University (CFAAR).

11/19/2024

A pleasure to spend the morning with the great people of at their annual Effective Food Allergen Management workshop, representing Eleanor Garrow-Holding by speaking about allergen management from the consumer perspective. A huge bonus to run into my rockstar friend MenuTrinfo CEO Betsy Craig.

11/09/2024

Fantastic weekend of learning, listening and sharing at The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team, FAACT Digital Influencer Summit. Thank you, Eleanor Garrow-Holding for your leadership and grace, and for including me in your program. Always good to be with friends and respected colleagues, and feel hopeful about advances in medicine and food allergy.

10/31/2024

I am honored to have helped the National Peanut Board bring a more formal process to its food allergy grant making program. NPB has funded more than $36 million in food allergy outreach, education and research and is one of the nation's most prolific funders in this area. Working with them has been a joy!

The National Peanut Board is embarking on a contemporary process for food allergy research funding. The request for proposals (RFP) process is now open through August 7, 2024.