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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 82
          Author:   Pan (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  78-0, 9/12/13 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Food allergy awareness

           SOURCE  :     Food Allergy Research and Education
                      The National Giorgi Sunshine Foundation


           DIGEST  :    This resolution declares September as Food Allergy  
          Awareness Month and encourages all Californians to make  
          themselves and their families aware of the risk of food  
          allergies and preventive measures, and to educate themselves  
          regarding emergency responses.  

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.As many as 15 million people in the United States have a food  
            allergy; and research indicates the prevalence of food  
            allergies is increasing among children with as many as six  
            million children under 18 years of age, roughly two in every  
            classroom, having a food allergy.

          2.The eight foods that cause 90% of all food allergy reactions  
            in the United States are shellfish, fish, milk, eggs, tree  
            nuts, peanuts, soy, and wheat.
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          3.Food Allergy Research and Education, a nonprofit organization,  
            works on behalf of 15 million people in the United States with  
            food allergies to ensure the safety of individuals with food  
            allergies by providing education and resources and investing  
            in research that advances treatment and understanding of food  
            allergies.

          4.There is no cure for a food allergy, and the only sure way to  
            avoid a reaction is to exercise strict avoidance of an  
            allergen; and to be aware of the symptoms of a food allergy  
            which include tingling sensation in the mouth, swelling of the  
            tongue and throat, difficulty breathing, hives, vomiting, a  
            drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness, or death.

          5.The Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation was created after the  
            death of Natalie Giorgi, a 13-year old girl who passed away  
            because of a severe allergic reaction to peanuts, in order to  
            reduce dangerous food allergy deaths by spreading public  
            awareness, and increasing the availability of epinephrine  
            injectors in public places.

          This resolution declares September as Food Allergy Awareness  
          Month.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  1/23/14)

          Food Allergy Research and Education (co-source)
          The Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation (co-source)

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  78-0, 9/12/13
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,  
            Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,  
            Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell,  
            Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden,  
            Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal,  
            Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell,  
            Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson,  
            Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas,  
            Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski,  







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            Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Vacancy, Vacancy


          JL:d  1/23/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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