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The landmark legislation Allergy & Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2007 signed into law by the Governor Eliot Spitzer will help defend New York school children who have life-threatening food allergies.

The unique regulation precepts the New York State Commissioner of Health to work out model state direction to supervision the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis (a potentially fatal allergic reaction) in universities. All New York schools must receive the strategy by June 30, 2008. Although the AAMA force schools to develop policies founded on the strategy, it gives flexibility for each school to work out a policy in accordance with its unique environment and culture.

Robert Pacenza, Executive Director, FAI declared: “This vital legislation will save lives”. “If a food-allergic child accidentally ingests even a miniscule trace of the wrong food, it can trigger a reaction that can kill within minutes. The AAMA will provide New York parents and schools with sensible guidelines to help keep these kids safe. FAI is proud to have been the organizing force behind this effort.”

In the past year, FAI brought an alliance of food allergy support groups and parents across New York State to reach the passage of the AAMA. In the coming months, the alliance is to seek advice from the Commissioner of Health and other concerned parties to form the special food allergy strategy. FAI expresses its appreciation to Governor Spitzer and to Senator Serphin Maltese (R-Long Island) and Assemblyman Jose Rivera (D-Bronx), who supported the bill in the New York State Assembly.

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Food allergy is a main public health anxiety, striking more than 11 million Americans - leastwise 3-4% of the adult population and 6% of children under age 3. Especially, the number of children suffering from peanut allergy doubled from 1997-2002. Every year, very nearly 150 inhabitans die from food allergy, and terrible allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) number more than 30,000 emergency room visits. There is no treatment, and no healing to prevent anaphylaxis - only emergency action with epinephrine to control a progressing reaction.

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