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Article: GOV. GRANHOLM PROCLAIMS MAY 14 AS FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, D-Mich., issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, Food allergy reactions cause 30,000 visits to the emergency room and 150 deaths each year are caused by individuals unknowingly eating a food containing an ingredient to which they were allergic; and,
Whereas, Children are the largest group affected by food allergies and researchers estimate that approximately 11 million Americans have food allergies, whose symptoms can include hives, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress, and swelling of the throat; and,
Whereas, Eight foods cause 90 ...