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Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
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Allergy Friendly

Evansville Courier & Press
August 25, 2008

Holiday World being honored for food allergy efforts

Staff report

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, which has won kudos in theme park circles for its its cleanliness and friendliness and for pioneering free soft drinks and suntan lotion for its guests, has another honor under its belt.

The Santa Claus, Ind., park will be recognized Wednesday in Evansville by the Tri-State Allergy and Anaphylaxis Support Group for "going the extra mile" and introducing an allergen-friendly menu this summer.

Kim Moors, president of the support group, said her board began working with the theme park last year on ways to accommodate food-allergic guests. It's estimated 12 million Americans have food allergies, which can be life threatening.

She said by offering some specialty items, educating its food staff and making ingredient and cross-contamination information available, Holiday World eased the anxiety levels of many families and brought a taste of normalcy to a day at the park.

Holiday World matriarch Pat Koch has a granddaughter who suffers from food allegies.

The support group plans to present Koch with its 2008 Food Allergy Excellence Award on Wednesday during the fifth annual "Back to School with Food Allergies" presentation at Welborn Clinic.

-- Rich Davis

Read More about their food allergy efforts on their Restaurants & Food Outlets page.

Subway Sued Over Fatal Allergic Reaction

WCPO in Cincinnati ran a story today about the family of Emily Vonder Meulen who is suing Subway restaurants. The Vonder Meulen family says thirteen year old Emily died after cross contamination at a Subway restaurant. She had a deadly peanut allergy.

Read the story here.

Author's Note: Subway does offer online information on ingredients (click on "Food Allergy Information"). It includes the following disclaimer: "This list is compiled based on product information provided by Subway® approved food manufacturers. Every effort is made to keep this information current however it is possible that ingredient changes and substitutions may occur before this list is updated. This chart does not include regional or special promotional items as ingredients vary."

Bottom line: Always double check ingredients, preparation practices, etc. before eating out.

Added Resource - AllergicChild.com Restaurant Listings

A new resource has been added to our resources section. AllergicChild.com has a family-friendly list of restaurants and play places from various cities with information on allergy-friendly options. You just need to scroll down on the page a bit.

Author's note: Site says the page was last updated 1.18.2008, but it's not clear on how current resturant listings are. So remember, always double check before you eat!

Food Allergies on Today Show

The Today Show had a segment this morning about food allergies including tips for dining out.



Here's a link to the story on their site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22684959/