Info about Food Allergies and Dietary Restrictions in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)

Here are some links about food allergies and dietary restrictions in Europe and Italy:

FOOD ALLERGIES

• Food Allergy Around the World – Scroll down to Italy – Source: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance
• Food Allergies? Sensitivity? Travel Worry Free! – Source: About.com
• Tips to Remember: Food allergy – Patients & Consumers – Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

DIETARY RESTRICTIONS AND DIABETES

• Dietary Restrictions – Source: Graffiti Wall section of Rick Steves' Europe
• When in Italy... – Source: diabetic-lifestyle.com
• When in Rome – Source: diabetic-lifestyle.com

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
• Food Allergy Italia (Associazione Italiana Allergie Alimentari) – In Italian Only
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

TRAVELING

• ARTICLES
• Food Allergy and Food Sensitivity Alert Cards – Jill Browne BellaOnline's Budget Travel Editor – Source: BellaOnline – "The Voice of Women"
• From soap to nuts, allergies can make any trip a challenge – "Severe sensitivity to certain foods -- some are life threatening -- complicates travel, but doesn't rule it out." – By Jane Engle – Printed in the Travel Insider section of the Los Angeles Times on January 7, 2007 – Source: Los Angeles Times
• How to Travel in Italy with Disabilities or Food Allergies – Source: ItalyLogue – "Italy Travel Guide" – "Part of the BootsnAll Travel Network"
• Traveling with food allergies — and epinephrine – By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times – Printed in the TRAVEL/OUTDOORS section of The Seattle Times on Friday, January 12, 2007 – Source: The Seattle Times Company
• Passport Health – "Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, Passport Health will help you prepare for your trip."
• Tips for Traveling Abroad – Source: Food Allergy Connection (FAC) – "Your Connection to the World of Food Allergies."
  
• Tips to Remember: Traveling with allergies and asthma – Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
• Traveling – "Living with Food Allergies" – Source: Food Allergy Initiative (FAI)
  
• RESOURCES
• Allergy Translation – "Don't Limit Your Adventure!" – "175 Allergies, 11 Special Diets, 21 Languages"
  
• Menudata Dietary Card and Electronic Food Translation Service – "Over 30 translation languages" – Source: menudata – "safer dietary solutions" – In English, Finnish
• Select Wisely – "Travel Translation Cards for people with food allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions" – Available in multiple languages
  
• Food and Languages
• Resources
• Tips for Travelers
• Traveling with Food Allergies

COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS

• FORUM/DISCUSSION
• Source: Italy in TRAVEL Forum of slow travel talk section of slow travel
  
• FAQ: Vegetarian (no frutti di mare) in Venice – posted October, 2006
• FAQ: Food allergies - how to ask? – posted August, 2006
• FAQ: Diabetic eating at restaurants – posted May, 2006
  
• FAQ: Gluten Free Eating in Sorrento / Rome – posted May, 2006
• FAQ: Vegetarian/Vegan in Rome and Positano – posted March, 2006

MISCELLANEOUS

• Flying With a Peanut Allergy – Source: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) – "Education. Advocacy. Research. Awareness"
  
• Food allergy – Source: MayoClinic.com – "Tools for healthier lives"
  
• Food allergies: Strategies for dining out
  
• Food Allergy – Source: Medline Plus Trusted Health Information for you – a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Food Allergies: When Food Becomes the Enemy – Source: U. S. Food and Drug Administration
• Muslim food makes inroads into Italian cuisine – Halal butchers supply famous Florentine steaks to some Tuscan restaurants – Islam in Europe – Source: MSNBC.com
  
• Resources – Source: Select Wisely
• BOOK
• Food Allergy Survivors Together Handbook – by Melissa Taylor
• Quick Links
• SEE ALSO:
• Info on being gluten-free in Italy , dated Tuesday, May 29, 2007
• Info about traveling with allergies to Italy *, dated Friday, January 26, 2007
• Info on Vegetarian Eating in Italy *, dated Friday, November 8, 2006

* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using .

Whether you are in the USA, Italy or traveling the world, you MUST exercise the same care about your food and your dietary requirements in a foreign country as you would at home. What complicates this situation while traveling abroad is not only the language differences but also the preparation and the handling of the food you will eat.

That's it for Wednesday, 31 May 2006: mercoledì, 31 maggio 2006.

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)