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Head down to the nearest Halloween candy aisle or online candy retailer and you’ll see loads of packages displaying the peanut-free symbol. And you’ll find many other top allergens out of the Halloween pile as well: literally dozens of food companies are now offering allergy-friendly or gluten-free treats, making life ghoulishly simple and safer for [...]

Last year, I watched as my colleague Beatrice and her young son Joey were interviewed by a television reporter about food allergies. It was Halloween and the feature was to air that evening, a perfect time to raise awareness about this growing issue for Canadian children, and about the precautionary measures that families must take [...]