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Podcast: Eating at a Meeting
Episode: Voices That Matter: Addie & Robyn Lao on Food Allergy Advocacy and the ADDE Act
Description: On this episode of Eating at a Meeting, I welcome Addie Lao, a courageous nine-year-old food allergy advocate, and her mom, Dr. Robin Lao, a pediatric nurse practitioner from Sacramento, California. Together, these two inspiring women are leading the charge for safer dining experiences in California with their coauthored California Senate Bill 68 — the Addie Act. We dove deep into their journey: from the transformative moment of Addie being able to eat safely at a Chinese restaurant because of clear allergen labeling, to the challenges and triumphs of advocating for legislation that would require all California restaurants to li...