Teal pumpkin project gives kids with allergies more treat, less trick

“Halloween is this one evening of the year that your kids are out there, it’s dark and strangers are handing them candy, possibly allergens”. Even if you don’t, many kids have them and now Wegmans is doing what it can to make this Halloween safe for those allergy sufferers.

A digital map of local houses participating in the project can be found on Facebook under “Teal Pumpkin Project WNY”. Are you a parent of a child with a food allergy or intolerance, who would like to talk about the challenges trick-or-treating poses to your family? That is, of course, unless you’re a kid with food allergies.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is receiving a lot of support in the Reno/Sparks area.

“Boy, did their faces light up”, she told Settembre, noting she plans to put out a teal pumpkin again this year.

Sexson’s 7-year-old son, Joseph, is allergic to milk, eggs and peanuts, Rudavsky reported.

Launched by Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), the Teal Pumpkin Project is meant to “promote inclusion of all trick-or-treaters throughout the Halloween season”, according to the FARE website. Sexson detailed a meticulous post-trick-or-treat process where she and her husband examined Joseph’s Halloween haul, switching questionable snacks out for treats Joseph’s sister acquired that wouldn’t harm him. “I think that the Teal Pumpkin Project is a great project that will help spread awareness”.

Last Halloween, there were participants in all 50 states and seven countries; this year it is estimated over 100,000 households will be participating.