In order to prevent severe allergic reactions individuals should do the following:

• Strictly avoid known food allergens
• Be able to recognize and manage allergic reactions to food early.
• Read food labels prior to consumption. Food labels help allergic consumers to identify offending foods or ingredients so they can more easily avoid them.
• Promptly administer epinephrine by autoinjector (e.g., Epi-pen) during early symptoms of anaphylaxis (“Food allergies: What,” 2010).
• AND have an action plan to help guide food allergy management.

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