Ask Before You Eat

Project Description & Staff Advisory Committee Food Allergy Protection in NJ

Food Service & Food Allergies Eating Out with Food Allergies Parents: Creating an Action Plan for Child Care Providers Taking Care of a Child with Food Allergies Food Allergies: What Everyone Should Know

Common Food Allergens Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act What Happens In An Allergic Reaction Tips for Moms-To-Be Empowering Children to Manage Their Food Allergies

Press Releases

“Ask Before You Eat” is a project of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services in conjunction with the Rutgers University's Department of Nutritional Sciences and Food Policy Institute, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, and the New Jersey Restaurant Association

The purpose of the “Ask Before You Eat” project is to implement Public Law 2005, c.026 (A303 ACS 2R) which set the stage to help restaurateurs and New Jersey residents prevent food allergy reactions.

Rutgers Project Staff

James Brownlee, Assistant Commissioner,
Consumer and Environmental Health, NJDHSS
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FADA; Professor of Nutrition/Extension Specialist, Nutritional Sciences Department
Darlene Grasso, MA, RD; Research Associate, Nutritional Sciences Department
William K. Hallman, PhD; Director, Food Policy Institute
Jaclyn Maurer, PhD, RD; Post-Doctoral Associate, Nutritional
Sciences Department
Elaine Rossi, BA; Program Manager, Food Policy Institute
Brian Schilling, MS; Associate Director, Food Policy Institute

Major Contributers

Graphic Design: Phyllis Lerner
Photography: Dennis Gottlieb
RU Sr. Public Relations Specialist: Michelle Hujber
Spanish Translation: Pascal Byrne