Latest Allergies News

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors

Oct. 31, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal...

Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann's pushes back on FDA sesame warning

Oct. 09, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don't. Bimbo Bakeries USA, which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Entenmann's and Ball...

North Carolina is distributing Benadryl and EpiPens as yellow jackets swarm from Helene flooding

Oct. 04, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm. It's caused such a surge in requests for medication to...