PRINTER'S NO. 3408
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
798
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BROWN, BURNS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, KENYATTA, KIM, KINSEY,
KORTZ, KOSIEROWSKI, LONGIETTI, MALAGARI, MILLARD, MIZGORSKI,
MURT, NEILSON, PYLE, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SONNEY
AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 4, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 4, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 10 through 16, 2020, as "Food
Allergy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Food Allergy Awareness Week" was established as a
national week of encouraging food allergy awareness and
supporting those who are impacted by food allergies and
anaphylaxis; and
WHEREAS, Food allergies affect approximately 15 million to 32
million Americans, including 6 million children; and
WHEREAS, The prevalence of food allergies appears to be
increasing among individuals under 18 years of age to
approximately two students in every classroom in every school in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, The eight foods that account for 90% of all food
allergy reactions are peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, wheat, soy,
fish and shellfish; and
WHEREAS, A food allergy is an immune system response to a
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