Info on dietary/food allergy translation cards for Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)

Here are some links on dietary/food allergy translation cards for Italy:

DIETARY/TRANSLATION CARDS

• AllergyCards.com – "This site is 100% free. It provides a fast and convenient way for people with food allergies to print off "allergy cards" for use eating out, while travelling, etc. You can create your allergy card below, or scroll further down for more information."
• Allergy Translation – "Don't Limit Your Adventure!" – "175 Allergies, 11 Special Diets, 21 Languages"
• Allergy Translation Cards – "HERON Patient Information" – "This Website provides a comprehensive and searchable source of self-help support groups, statutory and voluntary agencies covering the whole of Norfolk. It has long been established as Norfolk's leading database of validated consumer health information." – Source: NHS Choices (National Health Service) – From the United Kingdom
• Dietary Card – "Eating out, whether in the UK or abroad, is one of life's greatest pleasures, and you don't need to miss out because of coeliac disease, food allergy, food sensitivity or restricted diet. DietaryCard have been taking the ordeal out of ordering in restaurants and hotels since 1999."
• Food allergy cards help travellers – Jan 11, 2006 – Source: TVNZ (Television New Zealand)
  
• Gluten-Free Restaurants Cards – "An Information Source for Living Glutern Free in San Diego" – Source: Gluten Free in SD (San Diego)
  
• 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 Travel Translation Cards for communication food allergies and other health-related issues:
• Food Allergies
• Gluten-Free
• Diabetes
• Lactose Intolerance
• Vegetarian
• Low-Salt
• Smoke-Free/Asthma

Additional information on Select Wisely

• Food and Languages
• Resources
• Tips for Travelers
• Traveling with Food Allergies

• Translation Cards – "can help you protect you and your family when travelling abroad" – Source: Allergy UK
  

COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS

• BLOG ENTRIES
• Create an "allergy card" to use at restaurants – Posted by BY RICK BROIDA, TUE NOV 21 2006, AT 11:00 am 11:00 A.M. – Source: Found in FOOD category/section of Lifehacker
• ARTICLE
• How to Travel in Italy with Disabilities or Food Allergies – Source: ItalyLogue – "Italy Travel Guide" – "Part of the BootsnAll Travel Network"

MISCELLANEOUS

• 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 about Food Allergies and Dietary Restrictions in Italy *, dated Wednesday, May 31, 2006
• Info on Travelers' Health in Italy and Europe *, dated Thursday, December 01, 2005

* = 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 .

While it's nice to have anyone of the above mentioned dietary/food allergy translations cards while in Italy or when traveling anywhere, one should exercise due care and diligence when you are eating out just like you were at home. It is critical to make sure that not only the waiter/waitress understand that you have a dietary/food allergy to certain food items and products but to convey that urgency and understanding to whomever is preparing your meal in the kitchen.

That's it for Friday, 10 August 2007: venerdì, 10 agosto 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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"Chi ha tegoli di vetro, non tiri sassi al vicino."
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)