Blue Bear Aware Blog

Allerdine is a great resource for families with food allergies while traveling on your summer vacation. AllerDine.com was created in November of 2009, by parents of severe food allergic children who felt the need to find a way to dine out safely. AllerDine.com is a user based website that is designed to get allergic families out of the kitchen and dining out with the right information. Restaurant listings are searchable by allergen user profile. To be listed each restaurant is approached with the need to answer very specific questions on how they handle food allergies. Only restaurants specifically contacted by the food allergic staff of AllerDine.com , or first-hand user experiences are in the database along with reviews of their experiences. With over 700 restaurants in Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Toronto, Denver, New York, Houston, Boston, Atlanta and many more cities to be added soon, AllerDine.com is starting to make a difference. Each restaurant is asked very specific food all...

It was a real pleasure to meet many Blue Bear Aware customers at Anaphylaxis Canada's Spring Conference; Food for thought: translating food allergy research into practice . It was a great conference with many exciting speakers and insightful presentations. A few, of the many, highlights were listening to Presenters speak on.... Update on Peanut Allergy Research, Food labeling in Canada, Anaphylaxis management in Schools and Community. In addition there were many exhibitors offering great resources for families with Food Allergies; Allergy Sense an extensive Food Allergy Resource and Directory for articleds on recipes, allergy tips and promotions, AllerDine a resource for local restaurants and how they handle food allergies, Nutrition for you Condition innovative items for dining and travel, The Chef Upstairs a private dining and cooking studio hosting kids with food allergies in the kitchen- summer camps available! And Thanks for the great Toronto hospitality!