,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ihb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,ms4 
,brownley of ,california 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,rose  
of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,cicilline7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,designating ,may #bh1 #bjbj1 as the    
first annual ,national ,food ,allergy   
,prevention ,awareness ,day to raise    
awareness and encourage the prevention  
of severe food allergies among children4
  ,whereas #cb million ,americans live  
with food allergies1 including many that
 are life-threatening1 and the ,centers 
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
reports that the prevalence of food     
allergies in children increased by #ej  
percent between #aiig and #bjaa2        
,whereas food allergies have an enormous
 impact on quality of life for the #a in
 #ac children who develops a severe food
 allergy1 and one-third of children over

 the age of #e with allergies are       
bullied for their allergy2 ,whereas     
there is an annual cost to families in  
the ,united ,states of nearly #be       
billion per year1 not including the     
impact to quality of life2 ,whereas many
 children who develop a food allergy do 
not have a family history of food       
allergies1 and therefore the family is  
much less aware of the life-changing    
consequences of developing a food       
allergy and the need for food allergy   
prevention2 ,whereas research has shown 
that early introduction has shown       
promise in reducing the impact of food  
allergies in studies where parents feed 
peanuts and eggs1 allergenic foods1 to  
their babies as early as #d to #f months
 of age2 and ,whereas medical guidelines
 from the ,american ,academy of         
,pediatrics and the ,national ,institute
 of ,allergy and ,infectious ,diseases  
recommend early peanut introduction with
 different approaches depending on the  
child's risk category of developing an  

allergy3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the designation of the first   
annual ,national ,food ,allergy         
,prevention ,awareness ,day2  7#b7      
recognizes-- 7,a7 the ,national         
,institutes of ,health and the ,national
 ,institute of ,allergy and ,infectious 
,diseases for funding the initial food  
allergy prevention research through the 
,learning ,early ,about ,peanut ,allergy
 7,,leap7 trial2 and  7,b7 the advocacy 
community for its work to educate       
parents about food allergy prevention2  
7#c7 encourages health care providers1  
the public health community1 businesses1
 individuals1 and ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local governments1 to work together to  
raise awareness of food allergy         
prevention to reduce the number of      
individuals in the ,united ,states who  
have severe food allergies2 and  7#d7   
encourages ,state and ,federal health   
agencies to further expand research in  
food allergy prevention and into how we 

can dramatically reduce food allergies  
in the ,united ,states4