FAAMA becomes LAW!

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Susan  Posted: 01/05/11 at 07:51 am     

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FAAMA was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011! Much needed national school food allergy guidelines will be created as a result.
FAAMA was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011! Much needed national school food allergy guidelines will be created as a result.
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The bill will:

1.requires the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to schools a voluntary policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools
2.provide for school-based food allergy management incentive grants to support implementation of food allergy management guidelines in public schools

http://www.foodallergy.org 



LinksEtc.  Posted: 01/19/11 at 09:18 am       

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"FAAMA: Inside the U.S. School Allergy Law"
http://allergicliving.com/index.php/2011/01/12/qa-faama-school-allergy-law/

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On January 4, 2011, President Barack Obama passed the Food Safety Modernization Act. Tucked into this sweeping act as Section 112 is FAAMA, the long-awaited Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act.

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Kind of related ...

"Food Safety Bill Advocates Expect Funding Fight"
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/01/obama-to-sign-food-safety-bill-today-funding-fight-looms/

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serious questions about the justification for the new food safety bill's price tag.


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A little light reading   ... the wording of the Food Safety Modernization Act

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s510es/pdf/BILLS-111s510es.pdf





Posted: 02/11/11 at 08:20 am       

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"Dingell Demands Congress Fund New Food Safety Law"
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/02/dingell-demands-congress-fund-new-food-safety-law/

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While I understand the need for fiscal responsibility in this time of unprecedented budget deficits, it is imperative that we not compromise public safety in the name of being 'penny-wise but pound foolish

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http://www.foodallergy.org/laws-and-regulations/faama