#ShineATealLight and help make Halloween inclusive for everyone! Find tips, tools and other resources to help you and your family navigate this holiday with confidence – and learn how you can help us spread awareness with our #ShineATealLight campaign. Learn about our Think Food Allergy initiative for the foodservice industry, and register for this month’s webinar which looks at possibilities for food allergy treatments in the future. Plus, find tips and download resources for celebrating holidays this fall.
#ShineATealLight on food allergy this Halloween
It’s the Halloween season! #ShineATealLight to help us make it a more inclusive one, while increasing food allergy awareness. Plus, take advantage of our tips and tricks to help you navigate the holiday with confidence.
Tips and tricksFind out how you and your family can be confident while trick-or-treating and at Halloween parties, and what to do with unwanted candy afterwards.
Plus, check out our tip sheet for hosting a spooktacular party, and trick-or-treat with NextDoor, the neighbourhood network. Find houses that are shining a teal light in your neighbourhood, and add your house to the treat map!
Shareable resourcesShare our free resources to show how you’re celebrating Halloween in a safe and inclusive way for all.
Download and share posters, make crafts, and more with your family and friends. Check out our Halloween #FoodAllergyHacks and share them with others.
Get involved this HalloweenThere are different ways to #ShineATealLight this Halloween season.
You can attend a teal monument lighting near you (there are 29 monuments so far!), purchase a teal light for your porch, or create teal light crafts to share with your family and friends. Plus, take a listen to Kyle Dine’s Shine A Light song!
Drive awareness and supportThis Halloween season, host a fundraiser to support food allergy awareness. Choose from our different event ideas.
Plus, support our charity while promoting awareness and sparking conversations by purchasing our exclusive #ShineATealLight glow-in-the-dark bracelets – just $5 or 3 for $10. Purchase before October 23rd to get them in time for Halloween.
Many thanks to our supporters for being #FoodAllergyChampions!
We truly appreciate the generosity of the organizations below for donating a considerable amount of media space throughout October so we could spread awareness and drive inclusivity with our #ShineATealLight campaign.
- VENDO Media for donating a significant amount of outdoor billboard space across Canada.
- Captivate Network for donating an extensive network of office lobby and elevator advertising across Canada.
- Adapt Media for donating a large amount of retail space where our ads appeared in independent convenience stores and small grocery and retail stores within city centres, busy intersections, and condo development areas.
- UB Media for donating a significant amount of advertising space across their national networks, including leading post-secondary campuses, and restaurants/bars.
Newly released: Recipe for Success consumer report and Think Food Allergy launch – essential tools and resources for foodservice
Our new consumer report, “Recipe for Success: How allergy-aware restaurants drive loyalty and boost their bottom line” shares the dining experiences of Canadians with food allergy and reveals untapped opportunities for restaurants to grow a loyal client base and gain market share through being allergy aware.
An article by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, highlights our research and how our organization has long been at the forefront of advocating for better allergy management in the foodservice industry.
In support of our community and in collaboration with the foodservice industry, we have launched our Think Food Allergy initiative to better equip foodservice operators with the tools needed to train staff on food allergy basics and create safer, more inclusive environments in their establishments. If you’re in the foodservice industry, or want to share with the restaurants you frequent, download our resources and tools at ThinkFoodAllergy.ca.
Webinar October 23rd: Future outlook of food allergy treatments
Join us to hear from Dr. Cecilia Berin about what’s on the horizon for food allergy treatments and the science behind them. Register now.
What the webinar is about: Treatments for food allergy and how they work, including:
- allergen immunotherapy and its various forms
- biologics which target specific biological pathways
- newer therapeutic approaches
Who is presenting: Dr. Cecilia Berin, the Bunning Professor for Food Allergy Research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research is focused on understanding the immune basis of allergy and tolerance to foods.
Celebrating with confidence
Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, and Diwali are all coming up, it’s a time when you may be coming together for meals with family and friends. Before you celebrate the holidays this fall, check out our resources you can share to help increase food allergy awareness around the table. Plus, discover our tips on managing various dining experiences with confidence.
Check ingredients
Be sure to do the “triple check” for products purchased in-store and online. Ingredients may change without warning, and they may vary from what is listed on the product versus on a website.
Plus, companies may create special “holiday” editions of their products, which can be distinguished by different packaging. Although the product itself may look the same, the ingredients may differ from the regular version, as they may be manufactured in a different facility. It is important to read the ingredient label carefully from start to finish, including any “may contain” statements, on all product sizes and versions, even if it has been “safe” in the past.
Kitchen tips and recipes
If you’re hosting, read our tips to help avoid the risk of cross-contamination. Plus, discover our allergy-friendly recipes for anytime of the year.
Family get-togethers
Prep for celebrations with family – it always helps to have a strategy for the day. Learn how with our tips.
Eating out
If you’re eating out, it’s important to plan ahead. Read our tips on what do to before you go and when you’re there.
Carry your epinephrine
Be sure to carry your epinephrine auto-injectors with you and double-check that they are in-date. Find more auto-injector tips on our epinephrine sheet.
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