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CA SCR67

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

5/21/2012

Primary Sponsor

Kevin de Leon

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the week of May 13 through May 19, 2012, as Food Allergy Awareness Week in California.

  • Acknowledges that approximately 15 million Americans have food allergies, including nearly 6 million children under 18 years old.

  • Identifies the eight foods responsible for 90 percent of all food allergy reactions: shellfish, fish, milk, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, and wheat.

  • Notes that food allergy reactions result in more than 300,000 ambulatory care visits annually for children under 18, with no cure currently available.

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and the bill's author for distribution.

Legislative Description

Food Allergy Awareness Week.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 28, Statutes of 2012.

5/21/2012

Committee Referrals

Rules2/21/2012

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