On Friday afternoon, February 9, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) CEO Sung Poblete (pictured) announced that she had spoken with Uber, and they will be editing out the part of their Super Bowl ad that referenced the peanut allergy. THANK YOU for listening, Uber, and taking steps to be more inclusive of the foodContinue reading “Uber Eats Agrees to Remove Harmful Depiction of Peanut Allergy”
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Uber Eats Super Bowl Ad Allergy “Joke” Not Funny
I’m so disheartened to watch this Uber Eats Super Bowl ad. You would never joke about someone with cancer or diabetes, but it’s still considered okay to make fun of people with life-threatening food allergies. It’s not funny, and it’s not okay. Orla Baxendale died just last month after eating mislabeled cookies that contained peanut.Continue reading “Uber Eats Super Bowl Ad Allergy “Joke” Not Funny”
From Fear to Advocacy
It has been almost a decade since the reality of being a food allergy mom hit me like a truck. I remember being terrified during that first allergist visit when my child was officially diagnosed with multiple severe food allergies. I sat there stunned as the doctor matter-of-factly trained me on how to watch forContinue reading “From Fear to Advocacy”
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