Food Allergy Initiative

Finding a cure for life-threatening food allergies

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Here you will find tools to help you manage, including templates, sample letters, food allergy restaurant cards, even a poster for a peanut free classroom!

EMERGENCY TREATMENT TOOLS

Authorization of Emergency Treatment

This is a form for you and/or the allergist to fill out that explains the symptoms of an allergic reaction and the recommended treatment.

Emergency Medical Plan Template
Whether you are traveling abroad or going about your day to day activities, you should always have your Emergency Medical Plan with you.   This is a template for you to download and customize with your personal information. Additional languages will be available soon.

English                                                                                                                                                              

Sample Letter for Carrying Self-Injectable Epinephrine

This letter provides an explanation for why you need to carry epinephrine with you at all times.       

For Schools:

A Sample Food Allergy Letter from a School Principal
This is a sample letter for a parent to recommend that a school principal review and consider sending to the parents in order to inform the school community about food allergies and the importance of keeping all children safe.

Peanut Free Classroom Poster

This poster is a great way of letting everyone know your child's classroom is peanut free.                 

FOOD ALLERGY RESTAURANT CARDS
Whether you're traveling abroad or dining in the neighorbood, it's important to carry a wallet-sized restaurant card that explains your food allergies to restaurant managers and chefs. Here is sample copy in several languages that you can download to make your own food allergy restaurant card:

English        
Spanish
Arabic
French      
German          
Greek        
Hebrew 
Italian    
Portuguese 

Need the foreign-language words for particular foods or ingredients? Check out Food-info.net.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR RESTAURANT CARDS
Free Cards to Download and Print

Food Allergy Buddy (endorsed by the National Restaurant Association)
Gluten-Free Cards for Celiacs

Professionally Made Cards to Buy
Food and Travel Translation Cards from Select Wisely
Food Allergy Restaurant Cards from Achoo!Allergy
Dietary Card (from the UK)

 

Food Allergy Quick Reference

Peanut Milk Tree Nuts Soy Egg Seeds Shellfish Fish Wheat