Ep 43: The ADINA Act | OTC and RX Medication Legislation with Jennifer Togal | Food Allergy Talk

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Jennifer Togal. Jennifer is mom to Adina, the spark behind The ADINA Act, which will require all OTC and RX medications to be labeled with any applicable food allergens and/or gluten ingredients and related information.Jennifer carries an EpiPen herself and Adina has Celiac disease, a dairy allergy, and they both have EoE. They live in the Minneapolis, Minnesota suburbs. Need to freshen up on your knowledge of legislation? Check out this educational video referenced in this podcast episode:Schoolhouse Rock "How a Bill Becomes a Law".Take action and help support The ADINA Act. Links referenced in this podcast:House Bill HR 4263Senate Bill S. 2079Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/theadinaact The Linktree has links to a 1-pager fact sheet (first link on page), press releases as well as news stories about the ADINA ActFARE link to auto-send letters to Rep’s and Senatorshttps://foodallergy.quorum.us/campaign/48768/Instagram@the_Adina_act_effortFB Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/3347959928865461/Locate your US Representativehttps://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative#:~:text=If%20you%20know%20who%20your,the%20U.S.%20House%20switchboard%20operator.Locate your US Senatorhttps://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htmRead My Articles on WebMD: https://blogs.webmd.com/food-allergies/lisa-horneThe Everything Nut Allergy Cookbook: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lisa-Horne/190009636The Food Allergy Talk Podcast: https://foodallergypi.com/the-food-allergy-talk-podcast/Food Allergy P.I. Blog: https://foodallergypi.comX: @foodallergypi & @fatalkpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodallergypi/ and https://www.instagram.com/foodallergytalk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodallergypiEmail: [email protected]