Food Allergy Awareness

Parents advocate for food allergy awareness after daughter's tragic death

Two Texas parents are on a mission to raise awareness about food allergies after the death of their 23-year-old daughter.

Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely show foods as peanut allergy safe, lawsuit claims

A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.

Former Disney worker allegedly hacked menus, changed peanut allergy info

Former Disney World employee Michael Scheuer is accused of changing allergen information for some menu items that could have been deadly to those with peanut allergies.

FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines

The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing oral phenylephrine for now.

Business - CNBC - November 7

FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines

The FDA has proposed ending the use of an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications because it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.

Are food recalls and outbreaks on the rise?

The FDA says America's food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," despite some recent high-profile recalls and outbreaks.

Dishing up space food

At the Johnson Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston, NASA scientists develop dishes – freeze-dried, heat-stabilized, or irradiated – to serve on the International Space Station. Correspondent ...