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Podcast: In the Tall Grass
Episode: Let’s be Brave Together: A Conversation with Robyn Lao, the Food Allergy Mom Behind the ADDE Act
Description: Robyn Lao knows first hand how challenging it can be to eat at restaurants when living with food allergies. Since her nine-year-old daughter Addie was diagnosed with several life-threatening food allergies as an infant, the family has generally avoided eating out. So when the family recently ventured out to a local restaurant for a meal, they were blown away by the clarity and transparency the menu provided regarding food allergens.That experience inspired the Lao family to introduce ADDE’s bill, which would require restaurants in California to label menu items that contain any of the 9 ma...