PRINTER'S NO. 2963
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 399
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, BERNSTINE, CIRESI, DALEY, JOZWIAK,
M. MACKENZIE, MARCELL, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, ROWE AND VENKAT,
APRIL 16, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
APRIL 16, 2024
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of May 12 through 18, 2024, as "Food
2 Allergy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, "Food Allergy Awareness Week" was established as a
4 national week to encourage food allergy awareness and support
5 those who are impacted by food allergies and anaphylaxis; and
6 WHEREAS, Food allergies affect approximately 20 to 33 million
7 Americans, including 5.6 million children; and
8 WHEREAS, The prevalence of food allergies appears to be
9 increasing among individuals 18 years of age or younger to
10 approximately two students in every classroom in every school in
11 the United States; and
12 WHEREAS, The nine foods that account for 90% of all food
13 allergy reactions are peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, wheat, soy,
14 sesame, fish and shellfish; and
15 WHEREAS, A food allergy is an immune system response to a
16 food that the body mistakenly believes is harmful; and
17 WHEREAS, When an individual with a food allergy eats the
 1 food, the individual's immune system releases massive amounts of
2 chemicals, including histamines, which trigger a cascade of
3 symptoms that can affect the respiratory system,
4 gastrointestinal tract, skin or cardiovascular system; and
5 WHEREAS, Immunotherapy is a promising treatment to prevent
6 allergic reactions, but there is currently no cure for food
7 allergies; and
8 WHEREAS, Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that
9 comes on quickly and has the potential to become life-
10 threatening; and
11 WHEREAS, Managing a food allergy on a daily basis involves
12 constant vigilance because even trace amounts of an allergen can
13 trigger an allergic reaction in some individuals; therefore be
14 it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
16 week of May 12 through 18, 2024, as "Food Allergy Awareness
17 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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