Richmond, VA (November 20, 2017) kaléo, a privately-held pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for AUVI-Q® (epinephrine injection, USP) 0.1 mg, the first and only epinephrine auto-injector (EAI) specifically designed for the treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in infants and small children weighing 16.5 to 33 pounds (7.5 to 15 kilograms) who are at risk for or have a history of serious allergic reactions.

The sNDA for the AUVI-Q 0.1 mg Auto-injector was granted Priority Review by the FDA, an expedited regulatory pathway reserved for products that may provide significant improvements in the safety or effectiveness of the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of serious conditions when compared to available therapies.

AUVI-Q is a compact epinephrine auto-injector with industry-first features, including a voice prompt system that guides a user with step-by-step instructions through the delivery process, and a needle that automatically retracts following administration. The new 0.1 mg-dose epinephrine auto-injector has a shorter needle length and lower dose of epinephrine than current FDA approved 0.15 mg and 0.3 mg epinephrine auto-injectors.

Children are increasingly being treated for anaphylaxis. There was a 129.8 percent increase in emergency room visits for anaphylaxis among children four years old and younger between 2005 and 2014.i According to a study published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 43 percent of children weighing 16.5 pounds (7.5 kilograms) to 33 pounds (15 kilograms) treated with a 0.15 mg EAI having a standard 12.7 mm needle length are at risk of having the needle strike the bone, therefore potentially impacting the administration of epinephrine during a life-threatening emergency.ii The needle length in AUVI-Q 0.1 mg was specifically designed for use with infants and small children to help mitigate this safety concern.

“Today’s decision by the FDA to approve the AUVI-Q 0.1 mg Auto-injector is exciting for all of us in the life-threatening allergy community who have been working for many years to fulfill this unmet medical need,” said Spencer Williamson, President and CEO of kaléo. “As a company that focuses on patients first, and providing potentially life-saving treatments, we are particularly glad we will be able to help caregivers by providing an EAI that was specifically designed with an appropriate dose and needle length for infants and children (16.5 to 33 pounds) in order to maximize the potential for a safe administration of epinephrine.”

“The approval of AUVI-Q 0.1 mg will help achieve our goal of working to fulfill unmet medical needs,” said Eric S. Edwards, MD, PhD, Vice President of Innovation and Research & Development at kaléo. “We developed the AUVI-Q 0.1 mg EAI to deliver a dose of epinephrine appropriate to infants and small children weighing 16.5 – 33 pounds, with a shorter needle length to help mitigate the risk of striking bone which could potentially cause injury or interfere with the delivery of epinephrine.”

Only AUVI-Q 0.1 mg has a dose and needle length designed specifically for treating anaphylaxis in infants and small children weighing 16.5 – 33 pounds. AUVI-Q 0.1 mg includes the innovative AUVI-Q electronic voice instruction system as well as visual cues to help guide users step-by-step through the administration.

“The approval of an epinephrine auto-injector specifically designed for infants and small children is timely, especially given the recent changes to guidelines recommending that certain high-risk infants, as young as four to six months old, be introduced to peanut-containing foods,” said Eleanor Garrow-Holding1, President and CEO of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT). “We are pleased that the pediatric allergy healthcare community and parents of infants and small children with life-threatening allergies will have the ability to obtain an FDA-approved epinephrine auto-injector in the event of an allergic emergency. We look forward to the availability of AUVI-Q 0.1 mg.”

“Until now, healthcare practitioners and caregivers to infants and small children have not had an epinephrine auto-injector with an appropriate dose of epinephrine available to them, potentially causing some delay in the administration of epinephrine in a life-threatening allergic emergency,” said Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo1, a pediatric allergist, and fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; and American Academy of Pediatrics specializing in the management of life-threatening allergies and anaphylaxis. “Having an epinephrine auto-injector with a needle length and dose specifically designed for infants and small children should help alleviate concerns around hitting the bone or injecting too much epinephrine.”

Identical twin brothers, Evan and Eric Edwards, the inventors of AUVI-Q, know what it is like to live with life-threatening allergies, both as patients and parents of food-allergic children. Their goal was to develop an epinephrine auto-injector that contained innovative features, such as a voice instruction system that helps guide patients and caregivers step-by-step through the injection process. Evan and Eric Edwards believe and trust in AUVI-Q, not only for themselves, but also for their children and other families who may have to depend on it to administer epinephrine during an allergic emergency.

The AUVI-Q 0.1 mg Auto-injector is projected to be available for patients in the first half of 2018.  To learn more about AUVI-Q (0.3 mg, 0.15 mg and 0.1 mg), please visit www.auvi-q.com.

About Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis (pronounced ana-fuh-lak-sis) is a serious allergic reaction that happens quickly and may cause death. Anaphylaxis can occur as a result of exposure to allergens including tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, insect bites, latex and medication, among other allergens.

About AUVI-Q (0.3 mg, 0.15 mg and 0.1 mg)

AUVI-Q (epinephrine injection, USP) Auto-injector is a prescription medicine used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in people who are at risk for or who have a history of serious allergic reactions. AUVI-Q contains epinephrine, a well-established, first-line treatment for severe, life-threatening allergic reactions that occur as a result of exposure to allergens including food such as peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, dairy, eggs, soy and wheat; insect stings or bites; latex and medication, among other allergens and causes.

AUVI-Q is the only compact epinephrine auto-injector with a voice instruction system that helps guide patients and caregivers step-by-step through the injection process, and a needle that automatically retracts following administration. In anaphylaxis emergencies, it is often individuals without medical training who need to step in and deliver potentially life-saving epinephrine. AUVI-Q was designed through careful analysis of the situations where epinephrine auto-injectors are used and with significant input from the allergy community that relies on it incorporating Human Factors Engineering (HFE). HFE is about designing products or systems that are easy to operate and, most importantly, support correct use, with the goal to remove the potential for error.

For more information about AUVI-Q (0.3 mg, 0.15 mg and 0.1 mg)  visit www.auvi-q.com.

Indication

AUVI-Q® (epinephrine injection, USP) is a prescription medicine used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in people who are at risk for or have a history of serious allergic reactions.

Important Safety Information

AUVI-Q is for immediate self (or caregiver) administration and does not take the place of emergency medical care. Seek immediate medical treatment after using AUVI-Q. Each AUVI-Q contains a single dose of epinephrine. AUVI-Q should only be injected into your outer thigh, through clothing if necessary. If you inject a young child or infant with AUVI-Q, hold their leg firmly in place before and during the injection to prevent injuries. Do not inject AUVI-Q into any other part of your body, such as into veins, buttocks, fingers, toes, hands, or feet. If this occurs, seek immediate medical treatment and make sure to inform the healthcare provider of the location of the accidental injection. Only a healthcare provider should give additional doses of epinephrine if more than two doses are necessary for a single allergic emergency.

Rarely, patients who use AUVI-Q may develop infections at the injection site within a few days of an injection. Some of these infections can be serious. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms at an injection site: redness that does not go away, swelling, tenderness, or the area feels warm to the touch. If you have certain medical conditions, or take certain medicines, your condition may get worse or you may have more or longer lasting side effects when you use AUVI-Q. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, especially medicines for asthma. Also tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, especially if you have asthma, a history of depression, thyroid problems, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, heart problems or high blood pressure, have any other medical conditions, are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Epinephrine should be used with caution if you have heart disease or are taking certain medicines that can cause heart-related

(cardiac) symptoms.

I know what you are thinking.  There is a headline typo for this story.  Allergy-free Bakery.  Really?

When you visit Sensitive Sweets for the first time, you will realize that there is a definitely a passion for kids with food allergies that exists within.  Owner Melanie, mother of 2 boys, has been living the life of a mother of a child with food allergies for several years now…thus the reason and her motivation for opening the allergy-free bakery.  You can tell that Melanie is pastionate about her product.  Just .talking with her for a few minutes will unveil her touching story and the too common tale of a parent’s struggle with a child that battles food allergies.

Within her store, which is conveniently located about a 1/4 off Freeway at Brookhurst and the 405 Freeway, this North Orange County bakery is the only bakery in Orange County that is truly allergy-free.  You will not find any regular products in this story.  Her store has been open about a month now (although she has been doing the business for several years) and the traffic is beginning to pick up.  We were able to visit her on a Saturday with our two kids in tow.  With the exception of an item or two, everything in the store is allergy-free:  wheat (gluten) free, dairy (casein) free, egg free, soy free and nut free….however, it is better to call ahead and make sure that your child’s particular allergy is not an issue.

And just wait until you hop over to her website and start to look at the “what is possible” selection of allergy-free cakes that they can produce.  I can safely say that our next birthday party will have some form of treat creation from Sensitive Sweets.  Having looked through some of the cakes they have created, Sensitive Sweets is definitely the Ace of Allergy-Free Cakes for Orange County.  I think even Duff Goldman would be proud.

As we left the store today, the words written below on a large chalboard rang true with us….”Everyone deserves a treat.”  When your kids have food allergies…these are definitely special words to ready.  Take a second and read about Melanie’s story.  If you or your kids suffer from food allergies, make sure you give yourself a treat and head up to their store in Fountain Valley.  Keep in mind that the store is not open Sundays/Mondays. But speaking from my experience (and the happy smiles on my kids as we walked out with enough sweets to last the week), you will not be disappointed.  Make sure that you tell Melanie that you read about it on the OCFoodallergy.com website too.

One last note.  OCmenus also wrote a good story on Melanie that you can read about too.

A few weeks ago, we were blessed to have Steve Negri visit our Food-Allergy Support Group Picnic day.   Here is a short interview we had with Steve Negri on his motivations for making the Mandy’s Pizza Allergy-Free Pizza.

Here is the video.

What makes Mandy’s Pizza different than other Allergy-Free Pizzas?

When you come to us for Pizza, you can get almost any literal topping you can get yourself when you go to a Pizza shop.  Pepperoni, sausage…you can get ham on it.  You can get salami on it…whatever you want.  Whatever you kids wants to be able to finally enjoy Pizza like Mommy and Daddy get to enjoy.  The products that we buy we make sure that we can try to feed the people with food allergies.  And again, people say, I get it because I live it.  Because of our son, Celiac Disease is no where the same as food allergies.  So by default, my pizza was made for this (small amount) of people.  These 15 little kids… not the 50 Celiacs that are out there.  That’s where I make all my money, but it wasn’t done for them.    It was done for my little boy.  And if he can eat it, they can eat it.

How does the Pizza at Mandy’s Pizza taste?

For those who eat traditional cheese, it is even that much better.  I had a guy.  He is an auditor for the State of Massachusetts and called me up and said, “I got a problem.”  “You didn’t ship me a gluten-free pizza” Bob, yes it is.  “No, it’s not.  I’m telling you right now.  I’m on my way down.”    He comes down.  It was a gluten-free pizza.  It’s not like everybody else’s.

What makes the Mandy’s Pizza Allergy-Free safer than other pizzas?

During the cooking process, I yell out “Allergy-Free” or they may yell out “Gluten-Free”.  They yell out Allergy-Free pizza in the oven.    Everybody knows that you have to get the tools, make sure you don’t put anything else next to it.  We have two separate ovens.  There are 3 types or 4 types of ovens in our industry:  the traditional coal and wood-fire ones; the deck ovens that have the bricks in there.  The last two would be conveyer ovens.  Mine is the only one that does not have a blower in it.  The blower would blow around all of the flour and all of the allergens in it.  Ours does not have a blower.  It is specifically made, not for us, but it was specifically chosen so that I can sell this product.

People with deck ovens, and I am not going to say who they are around her, who sells a gluten-free product, you are taking a grave chance because they are putting it in the oven, on its own screen…but all that flour is sitting on that deck.    It doesn’t come out.  You brush it away…whatever you think.  But it’s still in there.

Our conveyors have no blowers so when it goes in; it sits on a track on their own screens.  They take it off and put those screens back in secure area.  They have their own tools.  They wash their hands.  They use rubber gloves when they make it.

Why does Mandy’s Pizza make an Allergy-Free Pizza?

It is not a revenue stream for me.  It is a favor…not for adults…but for kids…because kids don’t get to go out and have the fun stuff.

What joy do you get by making an Allergy-Free Pizza?

When you see a little kid come in there and they’ve never had Pepperoni Pizza before.  It’s a running joke at the store where I work all the time.  My one manager Doug goes “Thank you Steve Negri.”  It’s just a joke because kids come up, they give you little card, they tell you thanks.  “Go up and thank that man.”  That’s why we do it…because that kid would have never enjoyed pizza.  How many years go by…”Have you ever eaten pizza?”  “No, I can’t eat Pizza.”

“Yes you can”.  You just have to know where to get it.

The Final Word…

For a parent of two kids with food allergies, it is so amazing that there are people like Steve in the world…who care enough about kids with food allergies to make such a great product.  And speaking from someone who has actually eaten his pizzas….it is definitely true.  These are amazing pizzas that will leave you shaking your heads in disbelief.  The only thing I can say is that if you find yourself in Orange County, CA (Ladera Ranch) or in Pittsburgh, PA and your kids have food allergies….give them a treat that they will remember.

Mandy’s Pizza can be found at: 27732 Antonio Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 and http://www.mandyspizza.com

Please come join us for the Orange County Parents of Kids with Food Allergies Support Group Meeting meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Room 407 at Saddleback Church at 6:30 PM. The Better Parents of Children with Food Allergies support group is a non-medical support group designed for parents of kids who are impacted by food allergies. The group meets to provide:

• Emotion support for one another
• A safe place to share concerns, successes and strategies to manage your kids food allergies
• Learning about new resources and tools

At Wednesday’s meeting, we would like to focus the discussion on School types issues. There are so many different types of issues that we deal with at school. Come learn and share different ways to cope with these often difficult environments for kids with food allergies.

Saddleback Church is located at: 1 Saddleback Parkway, Lake Forest, CA 92660

I had an interesting conversation with my wife the other day on the topic of Food Allergies.  It is interesting because every parent that engages in the daily battle of managing food allergies for their child is an amazing Hero in my opinion.  These are the parents that wake up every day and help their kids manage the not-so-wonderful world of food allergies.  And let me also make it clear that this article is not meant to discount or discourage those families with suffer from Celiac Disease, EOE, Gluten-Free or other food-type disorders.  We are talking about life-threatening food allergies.  For us parents battling the Food Allergy war, we can clearly understand the daily battles that ensue with your children and the difficult choices that have to be made daily as your kids choose was to eat several times throughout the day.  It is an emotional battle that occurs every day.

But one of the biggest gripes I have with Food Allergies is the issue with the name itself….Food Allergy and here is the basic problem.  The name itself does not properly communicate the incredible risk of life that is involved with every meal.  How many times as a parent have you heard the words “I also get an upset stomach after drinking milk” after you have explained to the stranger at the food counter that your child has a food allergy.  As a parent, I would love to have the issues of Diarrhea, Indigestion, Nausea or Vomiting.  I would absolutely welcome any of these side effects over the fear of immediately stop-breathing symptom.  Having different symptoms would be like a SPRING DAY filled with butterflies, deer, bacon and harps playing music in the background (okay, maybe the harps would be replaced with a Ukulele)….but you get the idea.  It would be amazing.

But no.  When your child has a life-threatening food allergy (and in the cases of most of the people that get to visit our support groups we are talking multiple life-threatening food allergies), this is not the case.  It can lead to DEATH without intervention.  It can happen QUICKLY.  It can happen without major visual symptoms.  Close your eyes for a moment and imagine yourself at one of your favorite restaurants looking through the menu.  As you scan through the items of that menu, most of the items have a little icon next to them with the words “Eating this will lead to DEATH”.  What would that be like?  Would you still want to eat there?  Would you trust the food that arrives on your plate?  Now imagine that it is not you but your child.  Walk through the above questions again and that is what these parents go through multiple times per day:  at the grocery store, at coffee shop, at home, at Grandmas, at School. etc. etc. etc.

Welcome to the very-difficult-world of what it is like for a parent of a kid with food allergies.  This is the daily routine that they face during every meal, through every day, with their children.  What if you have two children with food allergies (like many of us do)….then the very-difficult-world is multiplied exponentially.  It is the simple process of eliminating foods from their kid’s diets that will lead to death.  It is a tremendous burden and a thankless job.  It is a job that is done every day by thousands of parents (mainly moms and caregivers) each and every day.  But as we go through this minefield, we must constantly remind those around us at what is at stake for our children.  This is serious business with serious consequences.

It was interesting because I was listening to some of the recent horrific news about some of the recent attacks in France.  Absolutely terrible and our prayers go out to those families impacted.  As I listened, there was a story of one of the FBI officials talking about it and how they prepare for presidential speeches and events.  Simply said, the FBI needs to get things right 100% of the time.  There can be no mistakes.  This resonated with me that the same thing happens 50 times a day by every parent with a kid with food allergy.  They can never be wrong….ever.  Not even once.

So this leads me back to my original conversation with my wife on the topic of Food Allergies.  We need to come up with something better for this disease.  If it was called “INSTANT DEATH DISEASE FROM FOOD” or “MY KID WILL STOP BREATHING IF I EAT THAT DISEASE” or anything that instantly communicates the extreme importance of it then I would be complete favor of that.  Think about how much easier the conversations at school would be with those parents that insist that it is their right to bring a PB&J sandwich into the classroom.  The uncomfortable conversations at family gatherings where some relative insists on putting out the bowl of life-ending nuts on the table for everyone (but your child) to enjoy.  It the label for “Food Allergy” was just somehow different and could immediately described the emotion and the importance of the subject.

So if you are a parent without a kid with food allergy and you hear those words Food Allergy, please remember what is at stake for these parents.  It is not fatigue or indigestion that is at stake.  It is a child’s life that can be taken very quickly with the simple ingestion of a harmless looking cookie.

For now, I would continue to refer to Food Allergy as “A Life Threatening Food Allergy” until someone comes up with a better name.

If you are a parent of a child with food allergies, we invite you to our March 2016 food allergy support group meeting.  Designed for parents with kids with food allergies, our meetings (that meet every other month), help support parents with a wide range of food allergy topics.  The goal of the meeting is to provide a safe place where parents can share their concerns with other parents that can understand their food allergy situation.

According to FARE, researchers estimate that nearly 15 million Americans have food allergies and that nearly 1 in every 13 children.  This means that with roughly two children in every classroom, food allergies affect many families in Orange County.  Our goal is to provide a safe place to address this need.

In addition to speaking on Food Allergies, our group this month will continue the discussion of Oral Immunotherapy (OIT), which is a very popular topic.  Many of the families that attend our support group have first hand knowledge on some of the OIT programs that available and are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.

We hope that if you have a child with food allergies that you will decide to visit us Tuesday, March 16, 2016 at 6:30 PM.  Our meeting will be at Saddleback Church in the Ministry Office 2 building.  For directions, please visit us online at:  https://www.ocfoodallergy.com/when-we-meet/

It is interesting when you have kids with food allergies because you come to realize that your semi-controllable ritual is what you rely on most in your day.  You live your life like a scientist in that you want things that “work” and do not cause “allergic reactions” to become the norm.  You want things to remain the same from day to day.  Take something as simple as Almond Milk.  For those of us with kids with food allergies to milk (and not almonds), the Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla almond milk has been a staple in our home for almost 8 years now.  After trying a number of different “non-milk” alternatives, our family settled on the almond milk product.  And honestly, so did I.

It is actually a great milk substitute for a number of reasons but one of the biggest ones is that it has 0 grams of sugar.  This is a big one because if you are required to substitute one product (low-fat milk) for another (almond milk), your hope is that you would have a healthier solution than your initial choice.  And for our family, it was definitely that.

Now fast forward to the beginning of September 2016.  On a typical Sunday afternoon Costco run, as we are checking off our Costco list of essentials for the week, we head down the aisle that would normally carry the Almond Breeze almond milk.  After searching a bit and then re-checking the end-caps to see if it had moved, it was no where to be found.  They were out….or so I thought.

After we checked out, I went over to speak with one of the managers at a terminal and I was shocked to learn that they were not carrying the brand any more.  WHAT?  HOW COULD THIS BE?  After all these years….no more.  Being the persistent person that I am, the next day I reached out to Blue Diamond and sent an email.  Additionally I sent an email to Costco.  And then, I received back the bad news I was hoping to not receive.

Thank you for contacting Blue Diamond Growers. We appreciate your feedback and sorry that Almond Breeze is no longer at your Costco. Unfortunately this was a decision made by Costco. We will certainly pass along your comments to our Marketing and Sales team that work directly with Costco. You can also help us by going to the Members desk and requesting the Store Manager to please bring back Almond Breeze. Meanwhile I can send you some money saving coupons for your efforts and dedication to Almond Breeze.

ARGGG!  This is a bad dream.  Does this mean that as a food allergy parent I am actually going to have to shop at Whole Foods (sorry…..but no offense) to buy another “specialty” item that is going to add another large expense to my monthly bill.  In an act of desperation, I did notice that there was another “almond milk” product that Costco was carrying….but after bringing it home, my wife quickly pointed out the fact that it was “non-vanilla” and contained “a ton” of sugar.  This would have to go back.

Now fast forward to today.  After a last minute Costco run this evening, and after checking out, I decided to speak with a manager again about the almond milk situation.  My plan was simple.  If I could find a location that had the product, I would just drive there and buy several hundred dollars worth of almond milk.  Why not?  It has a huge shelf life (usually more than 1 year) and if it meant that I was going to save a lot of money then I would be completely justified in my decision (even though I would most likely hear a long speech from my wife on my insane decision).

The manager types at his computer a moment to tell me what I already knew.  The Blue Diamond brand was no more…but then he said something interesting.  He said that there was an “alternative” Kirkland product.  Huh?  What did that mean?  So, I politely asked if he could show me what he was referring to and guess what.  There it was.   In a NEW BOX.  A NEW product I have not seen before.  A KIRKLAND REPLACEMENT for the Blue Diamond Product.

And now….Thank You Costco.  You have just launched “Organic Unsweetened Non-Dairy Vanilla Almond Milk).  When you look at the packaging it is clear that it is being marketed for the Smoothie market….but that does not matter to me.  It is the same package….at the same price.  Thank you Costco.  Thank you Costco.  Thank you Costco.

As you can see by the photos, the product seems to be identical.  Next time you are at Costco, if you have been searching high and low for the almond milk, the love for Costco has returned.

Food allergy is an abnormal reaction of the immune system that occurs soon after eating specific foods. The immune system overacts to the proteins found in that food. Even a very tiny amount of the allergic food can trigger digestive problems, hives and swollen airways. In some cases, these reactions can be so severe that they cause life-threatening anaphylaxis.

The good news that there is some great work that Dr. Randhawa is doing through his OIT work at TPIRC.  To find out more about his work, we encourage you to visit one of our upcoming support groups since our family is currently going through his OIT program.  We definitely encourage people to find out more about the work being done by Dr. Randhawa and his website http://www.tpirc.org/

From his website:

The Translational Pulmonary & Immunology Research Center (TPIRC), a nonprofit corporation (we have applied for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), will operate as a targeted rare disease institute comprehensively joining basic/translational research, cutting edge clinical care, clinical trials, disease education/awareness and philanthropy under one organizational structure in Long Beach, California. Located adjacent to a large children’s and adult medical center, TPIRC offers the unique opportunity to join clinical physician researchers with basic scientists and disease advocates under one roof.

By combining philanthropy and fundraising with research and clinical accountability, TPIRC will offer a comprehensive approach to rare disease innovation and care. The “downstream” model of TPIRC will allow the advocacy component with the clinical component to drive research productivity with accountability toward results.

Just a friendly reminder that we have a very special guest this week (Wednesday) at the Better Parents of Kids with Food Allergies Support Group meeting. Georgina Seeck agreed to return and give an exciting discussion on the topic of Histamines in foods.  As in prior meetings, we will be meeting at Saddleback Church in room 407 at 6:30 PM tomorrow evening (Wednesday).

The topic of Histamines is especially exciting for those of us with kids with food allergies, especially since I personally am a bit uninformed on the subject.  Georgina will bring in her knowledge and research as it pertains to High Histamine foods vs. Low Histamine foods and the possible allergic reaction that may occur if to many High Histamine Foods are combined or consumed. Helpful hints on how persons with food allergies can learn how to avoid possible Histamine triggers. Come and share your experiences with the group and hopefully you will discover some new and exciting information as it pertains to your child and their food allergies.

About Georgina Seeck

Georgina is the founder of “Green Cupcakes and More”, Allergy-Friendly Baked Goods, Founding Team Member “Chief Change Agent” for the West Coast for AllergyKids.com. Georgina is actively involved in giving back through her company and has served Non Profit Organizations including, The Ecology Center, Easter Seals, TACA, Orange County Celiac Spruce Chapter #14, and, Shea Center for Therapeutic Horse Back Riding. She has appeared on CNN, KDOC TV, and has been featured in OC Family, OC Register, OC Register “The Juice”, and in the near future, OC Register “Faith in the Valley. She is also creating a speaking series on “Living an Allergy Free Life, in an Allergy Filled World”.  

Saddleback Church is located at:
1 Saddelback Parkway, Lake Forest, CA 92660

The event is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2015 at Mason Regional Parke in Irvine.  What a great way to begin your Halloween with increasing awareness for food allergies in Orange County.  

For more information and to signup your team, please visit:

www.foodallergywalk.org/oc2015