Dangerous Food Allergy "Cure"

Today's Google alerts brought an online retailer to my attention, who claims to have a food allergy cure called Allertherapy based on the promising Duke University peanut desensitization research. (I am not linking to their site so as not to increase their traffic.) The company, ProActive Remedies, LLC, has put together a homeopathic medication that they claim can cure food allergies, with a 30 day money back guarantee, no questions asked.

My jaw is on the floor at their callous disregard for safety. The desensitization studies are all done under close medical supervision. From what I understand, they have even had to exclude kids from the studies who were unable to tolerate the microscopic amounts of peanut being given. Just two weeks ago at our last visit to the allergist, the doctor warned me (unnecessarily) not to try any food challenges at home.

Here are some of the ingredients in their concoction:

DAIRY:CHEESE-AMERICAN, CHEESE-MOZZARELLA, CHEESE-RICOTTA, COW’S MILK, EGG WHITE, GOAT’S MILK, LACTOSE, YOGURT;

FISH:ANCHOVY, BASS, CATFISH, COD, FLOUNDER, HALIBUT, MAHI MAHI, MACKEREL, PERCH, SALMON, SOLE, TROUT, TUNA;

SHELLFISH:CLAM, CRAB, CRAWFISH, LOBSTER, MUSSEL, SCALLOP, SHRIMP, OYSTER;

MEAT:BEEF, CHICKEN, DUCK, GOOSE, LAMB, PORK, TURKEY;

NUTS:ALMOND, BRAZIL, CASHEW, CHESTNUT, HAZELNUT, HICKORY, MACADAMIA, PEANUT, PECAN, PINE, PISTACHIO, WALNUT-BLACK, WALNUT-ENGLISH.

The inclusion of eggs with dairy products and legumes (peanuts) with tree nuts are good indicators of their expertise, or lack thereof. Then they include the warning "Contains Nuts & Seafood!"

If you have a few moments, please join me in filing a complaint with the FDA, before ProActive does any irreparable harm.

Here is the form for Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet.

To file the complaint you will need the website address:

http://www.allertherapy.com/index.html

The owner of the website:

ProActive Remedies, LLC

The street address:

2000 Vermont Drive, Suite 210
Fort Collins, CO 80522

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