Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods

09/02/2026

Back-to-school season means one more thing on the checklist: an updated Food Allergy Emergency Action Plan on file with the school. This roundup from SnackSafely links to free, ready-to-use templates from FARE, AAFA, AAP, and AAAAI, so teachers and school nurses know exactly what to do if a reaction happens. Has your family updated yours yet this year?

08/30/2026

When you know the ingredient list better than the question does.

08/30/2026

Big one for our celiac and gluten-free families: a newly introduced bill, the FASTER Act of 2026, would finally require barley, rye, and oats to be labeled the same way wheat already is. Right now you have to hunt for sneaky terms like "malted barley extract" on an ingredient list just to stay safe. It hasn't become law yet, but it's a step toward labels that actually tell you what's in the box, which is exactly why we make sure ours always do. Would this change make label reading easier for you?

08/26/2026

The third explanation always lands differently than the first. Somewhere between "I am just picky" and "no, really, I cannot", the whole table gets quiet.

If you have given this speech at a family dinner, you have company here.

08/20/2026

Reassuring news for allergy families heading into the school year.

A three year Israeli study looked at what actually happens when a food allergen touches intact skin. Across 263 exposures among 192 children and teens with confirmed food allergies, about 84 percent produced no reaction at all. Most of the rest were mild redness or slight swelling that stayed where the food had touched. There were no cases of anaphylaxis.

The researchers' practical takeaway was that washing the area with water is enough. Eating the allergen is still the risk that matters, and that is why everything we make is produced in our own facility, free from the top 14 allergens.

Does this change how you think about classroom contact?

Large Israeli study finds food allergens contacting intact skin pose an extremely low risk of anaphylaxis in allergic children.

08/13/2026

A good reminder this week that "plant-based" and "allergen-free" are not the same promise. Frankie's Organic recalled its Plant-Based Vegan Cheddar Puffs after undeclared milk was traced to a seasoning ingredient at the supplier level, and two people had already reported allergic reactions. Affected bags went to PCC Markets in Washington and Earth Fare in Florida and South Carolina, with a Best If Used By date of 05 16 2027. Cross-contact almost always comes from further up the supply chain than the label suggests. How far back do you dig before you trust a new product?

08/11/2026

The three-stash system: car, desk, bag. You have never once been caught out.

08/09/2026

Big news for food allergy families. A Stanford Medicine-led study just published in JAMA Pediatrics found that about 1 in 3 children with multiple food allergies were able to safely eat full servings of triggering foods after treatment with omalizumab, oral immunotherapy, or both. Researchers say there are now "multiple paths to living a safe life with food allergies," which gives doctors and families more room to tailor treatment to each child. This is the kind of research that gives our community real hope. Have you or your child explored OIT or biologics?

08/08/2026

The bag always runs out three weeks before you meant to reorder.

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