Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research

21/07/2025

👶🥜 Unpacking new insights on infant health! A recent CFAAR study featured on WTTW - Chicago PBS reveals an important health equity gap: families with lower incomes and families of color are less likely to receive guidance on early peanut introduction—a key step in preventing peanut allergies.

This isn’t just about food—it’s about access to knowledge, support, and healthy futures for all children. Let’s work together to ensure every baby gets the best start.

Read more: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/07/whos-feeding-babies-peanuts-early-too-often-not-low-income-or-minority-parents/

Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can dramatically reduce the risk of peanut allergies later in childhood. But many parents — particularly those who are Black, Hispanic, lower-income or have less formal education — aren’t receiving this potentially lifesaving guidance from their p...

09/07/2025

Discover how CFAAR's 3rd annual Food Allergy Summit brought together global leaders to help shape the future of food allergy care, with key discussions on policy advancements, pediatric education, and groundbreaking prevention strategies.

“Our mission, and the reason we’re all here, is to support those with atopic conditions,” Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH said. “There are millions of people living with , and each of us understands the burden that puts on families. Today is about taking leaps forward and changing their lives for the better.”

Read the full press release here: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/news/A-Catalyst-for-Change-CFAARs-2025-Food-Allergy-Summit-Shapes-the-Future-of-Food-Allergy-Care.html?utm_source=IPHAM+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7690a78b61-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_20240730_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2a4acb4f45-7690a78b61-79092876

CFAAR’s 2025 Food Allergy Summit united global experts to advance care through policy, education, and research, driving collaboration to improve allergy outcomes

01/07/2025

01/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit! It was an incredible & collaborative weekend, your participation made it a huge success! 🌟

Throughout the summit, attendees had the opportunity to engage with expert speakers, network with our exhibitors & participate in insightful sessions across 3 distinct tracks:

👶Pediatric Education
📚Policy
🥜Prevention

From exploring the latest advancements in pediatric food allergy care to discussing critical policy changes & groundbreaking prevention strategies, the depth of knowledge shared were truly remarkable. The summit was packed with highlights that fostered learning & connection. In the Policy track, specific attention was given to critical policy changes, including in-depth discussions within working groups focused on Precautionary Allergen Labeling (PAL), advocating for stock epinephrine & improved training in daycares, schools, & educational settings, & expanding access to early introduction foods through Medicaid, Food As Medicine, & WIC.

Culinary medicine👩‍🍳 featuring Emily Brown, Marion Groetch, MS, RDN, Marissa Love, MD and Edwin McDonald, MD offered practical insights into empowering families through food. The Prevention track delved into 5 working group topics including: molecular mechanisms of prevention, influences on microbiome & environmental factors, the skin’s role in food allergy, early dietary influences, & early treatment & secondary prevention. Finally, the boat cruise on Lake Michigan provided a unique opportunity for networking & enjoying the stunning Chicago skyline at sunset. 🌆 Attendees also had time to explore 20+ engaging sponsor exhibit booths, & to delve into research at our poster session with 50+ poster abstracts. 📊

Your presence, participation, & contributions were instrumental in making this summit a memorable experience. From inspiring talks to meaningful connections, every moment was a reminder of why we do this important work. A huge thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and attendees who made this event such a success. Thank you for being a part of the 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit! 💜

01/07/2025

The Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research (CFAAR) hosted a Food Allergy Summit on June 28. Our team presented information on the importance of food allergy awareness during disaster response based on our work related to Hurricane Helene and the L.A. wildfires.

Raising awareness of the challenges faced by families dealing with food allergies during and after disasters helps ensure those responding are best equipped to meet the needs of the entire community.

30/06/2025

26/06/2025

Special to IFN FOODiversity staff members will report the impacts of the Mooresville-based nonprofit’s Food Delivery Program, Early Introduction Parent Program, and disaster relief efforts during t…

23/06/2025

IT’S SUMMIT WEEK🎉🤩

Our 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit would not be possible without the incredible support from our generous sponsors! Thank you all for your support 💜

We can’t wait to welcome you all this week!

18/06/2025

📢 Policy in Action at the 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit!

We’re so excited for our summit next week—and thrilled to spotlight the Policy Track Work Groups leading some of the most impactful conversations in the food allergy space. 💬

🔸 PAL (Precautionary Allergen Labeling) Work Group Leaders
Dr. Ruchi Gupta and Sharon Wong, MEd Founder of are paving the way toward clearer, more consistent allergen labeling—because transparency saves lives.

🔸 School Policies Work Group Leaders
Jen Jobrack and Maya Konoff are working to make schools safer and more inclusive for all students with food allergies.

We are looking forward to our 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit happening NEXT WEEK in Chicago!

Let’s move policy forward—together. 🧡

17/06/2025

🌟Welcome to the team, 2025 CFAAR Scholars! 🌟We are thrilled to have this bright and talented cohort join the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR) Summer Scholars program.

Over the next seven weeks the interns will gain invaluable experience in epidemiological, clinical, and community-based research. 🔬🥜

Our scholars will be actively involved in recruiting study participants, conducting literature reviews, data management, medical scribing, and developing crucial public speaking skills. They’ll also have the unique opportunity to participate in the 2025 CFAAR Food Alleegy Summit happening in Chicago NEXT WEEK!

We’re excited to see the contributions the students will make as part of the team!

14/06/2025

Dr. Ruchi Gupta, Director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research and founder of Yobee joined in Alba,Italy —an inspiring event spotlighting innovation in food and health. 🌍🍫

Her talk, “From Science to Products: The Future of Food Allergens,” explored the food allergy rise and how companies like Ferrero can help by making their products and labeling safer.

From pioneering food allergy research at CFAAR to creating microbiome-friendly skincare with Yobee, Dr. Gupta is truly transforming science into solutions. ✨ Thank you it was such an honor to speak!

13/06/2025

Join the Policy Track at the 2025 CFAAR Food Allergy Summit on June 27 — a full day of hands-on, workgroup-driven sessions designed to build real solutions 💡

🥜The Medicaid Work Group will focus on expanding access to early introduction foods (e.g., peanut powder) for underserved populations.

Our work group leaders include Dr. Lucy Bilaver, Emily Brown and Meenal Lele.

Come roll up your sleeves with advocates, clinicians, patients, and industry leaders to co-create a stakeholder-ready consensus statement that drives change nationwide.

The summit is almost here!
🌟Register NOW to claim your spot!🌟 www.preventfa.com