BILL NUMBER: SCR 67	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 16, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff
    (   Coauthors:   Senators   De
Le�n,   DeSaulnier,   and Fuller   ) 

    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Garrick,   Hall,   Huffman,   Ma,
  Miller,   Pan,   and Wieckowski 
 ) 

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2012

   Relative to Food Allergy Awareness Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 67, as amended, Huff. Food Allergy Awareness Week.
   This measure would designate the week of May 13 through May 19,
2012, as Food Allergy Awareness Week.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, As many as 15 million Americans have food allergies,
nearly six million of whom are children under 18 years of age; and
   WHEREAS, Research shows that the prevalence of food allergies is
increasing among children; and
   WHEREAS, The eight foods that cause 90 percent of all food allergy
reactions in the United States are shellfish, fish, milk, egg, tree
nuts, peanuts, soy, and wheat. Symptoms of a food-allergic reaction
can include hives, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress, and
swelling of the throat; and
   WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, food allergy reactions result in more than 300,000
ambulatory care visits each year involving  a 
children under 18 years of age. A food allergy reaction typically
occurs when an individual unknowingly eats a food containing an
ingredient to which he or she is allergic; and
   WHEREAS, There is no cure for a food allergy, and scientists do
not understand why food allergies occur. Strict avoidance of the
offending food is the only way to prevent an allergic reaction; and
   WHEREAS, Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid
in onset and may cause death; and
   WHEREAS, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is a
national, nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about
food allergy and anaphylaxis; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week
of May 13 through May 19, 2012, as Food Allergy Awareness Week, and
wishes to promote statewide awareness of food allergies; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and to the
author for appropriate distribution.