Help us raise awareness about food allergies during Food Allergy Awareness Week in May. Around 26 million American adults and 5.6 million children have food allergies.

Anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, causes 30,000 emergency department visits each year. With the right education and treatment, we can help people manage food allergies to reduce medical emergencies.

You can help raise awareness during May using our social tools below. (Kids With Food Allergies is a division of AAFA.)

Change Your Profile Picture

Change your profile image to one of our awareness ribbons or add a Facebook Frame or Twibbon to show you support food allergy awareness.

• Download and use one of our awareness ribbons
• Add a Facebook frame to your existing profile pic or find it in “camera effects”
• Add a Twibbon to your Twitter profile image

Share Awareness Images

Share facts about food allergies with our awareness images. To share, click an image below. Then click one of the social sharing buttons to post the image on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Reddit.

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Ready-to-Tweet Food Allergy Facts

Here are some quick awareness messages and food allergy facts you can tweet to spread awareness for #FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek:

1. A food allergy is when the body's immune system sees a certain food as harmful and reacts against it. Symptoms can be life-threatening. https://ctt.ec/zTa9b+ #FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek via @kfatweets Tweet This
   
   
2. Over-the-counter allergy medicine (antihistamines) will not stop anaphylaxis. The first line of treatment for severe allergic reaction is epinephrine. https://ctt.ec/JxecU+ via @kfatweets Tweet This
   
   
3. Hand sanitizers do not remove food proteins. Use soap and water or wipes to clean hands and surfaces. https://ctt.ec/Hbl2E+ via @kfatweets Tweet This
   
   
4. Managing food allergies means you have to carefully read all labels, every time, even on non-food items. Ingredients can and do change. https://ctt.ec/cLQEW+ via @kfatweets Tweet This
   
   
5. The FDA requires the top 8 allergens - milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, soy, wheat, crustacean shellfish and fish - in the US to be declared by common name on food labels. https://ctt.ec/HeucR+ via @kfatweets Tweet This
   
   
6. Read food labels every time you buy a product, even if you've used that product before. Ingredients can and do change: https://ctt.ec/txp6h+ #FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek via @kfatweets Tweet This