Health Canada Reminds Parents Of School Lunch Allergen Safety

�As children head back to the classroom, Health Canada is reminding parents of the importance of allergy awareness when wadding lunches for their children. Severe hypersensitive reactions can occur quickly and without warning, and some foods can be life-threatening to allergic children.


As many as 1.2 1000000 Canadians english hawthorn be unnatural by grievous allergies and these numbers racket are increasing, especially among children. Foods account for most children's allergies, with peanuts, tree nuts, sesamum indicum, soy, fish and seafood, wheat, egg and milk River being the most common food allergens.


When mortal ingests even a petite amount of an allergen, the symptoms of a reaction crataegus oxycantha develop quickly and can become very serious. The most grave symptoms include breathing difficulties, a drop in blood pressure, or shock, which may issue in loss of cognisance and fifty-fifty death.


Because of this, many elementary schools ar now restricting certain foods from students' lunches. Parents are encouraged to follow school policies, even if their baby is non allergic. To find kayoed which foods, if whatsoever, are restricted in their children's schools, parents should contact the school directly.


There is no cure for nutrient allergies. The only option is complete avoidance of the particular allergen. This is wherefore it is important that allergic children not be exposed to allergens that regularly effort extreme and sometimes fatal reactions.


Health Canada has a number of nutrient allergy factsheets which provide information on the priority food allergens. An It's Your Health article is also useable that provides additional information on severe allergic reactions.


Some of these hyperlinks provide approach to Web sites of organizations non subject to the Official Languages Act. The information found there is thence in the language of the website.


National allergic reaction associations, such as Anaphylaxis Canada, the Allergy Asthma Information Association or the Association Quebecoise des Allergies Alimentaires(French Only), also provide further information, including tips and strategies for educators, schools and other organizations for creating allergy safe communities.

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