The Go Dairy Free free e-newsletter will hit inboxes in mid-September, and viewers will have the chance to win the latest Food Allergy Cookbook, “What Else is to Eat? The Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook,” by Linda Marienhoff Coss.  This cookbook will help ease your way back into the school year with 115 original recipes that are all easy to prepare, and use everyday pantry items.  Linda Coss is the author of two other popular books for the food allergy market (“What’s to Eat? The Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook” and “How To Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips For Everyday Life”), the parent of a teenage boy with multiple life-threatening food allergies, and the founder and leader emeritus (after 13 years at the helm) of a local food allergy support group. Sign up for the free Go Dairy Free e-newsletter for the opportunity to win one of three autographed copies in September. 

New York City, NY - You've been asking and it's finally here: the first Worry-Free Dinners KIDS event. Come hungry and sign up quickly, this event will sell out FAST! The WFD luncheon is all-you-can-eat at Blue Smoke. The menu will be Gluten-Free, Peanut-Free, Tree Nut-Free & Fish-Free. Dairy-Free upon request. The event is sponsored by Cherrybrook Kitchen: the Sweet Solution for Food Allergies. Diners will receive an assortment of Cherrybrook Kitchen products and a representative will be on hand to meet and greet!  Attendees can expect to receive the following:

LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA - Book contains 115 original recipes that are all free of milk, egg, tree nut, and peanut ingredients - With today’s fast-paced lifestyles, most people find planning healthy, tasty, and easy-to-prepare meals a constant challenge. But for the growing number of families who must contend with severe and often potentially fatal food allergies, meal planning can be daunting – and the popular “shortcuts” (frozen dinners, prepared foods from the grocery store, or take-out food) may not be an option. Food allergy sufferers will be excited to learn that Linda Marienhoff Coss’ new cookbook, “What Else is to Eat? The Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook,” is now available. This book, written in response to numerous customer requests, is a sequel to Ms. Coss’ popular “What’s to Eat?” food allergy cookbook, which has sold over 15,000 copies to date...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Aug. 14, 2008 - Further to a communication issued August 8, 2008, Health Canada is advising Canadians with milk allergies of two additional acidophilus-containing health products labelled as "non-dairy" that have been found to contain trace amounts of milk protein from dairy ingredients used in the production process. The products are:

Alisa Fleming, www.GoDairyFree.org ~ The voting has begun for the VegNews 2008 VeggieAwards and there are so many reasons to get over there and vote. For starters, it is a chace to cast your ballot for your favorite people, places, and products.  The nominees are scattered among a wide range of categories, including "Favorite Non-Dairy Ice Cream," "Favorite Cookbook Author," and "Favorite Vegan Blog."  The winners will be announced in the November+December "Best of Vegetarian" holiday edition of VegNews. But if that isn't enough to motivate you, then perhaps a prize drawing is.  Yes, just for voting, you will be entered into their Grand Prize Drawing for fabulous prizes including:

AUSTIN, Texas - August 14, 2008 - Whole Foods Market issued a recall on their house brand, 365 Organic Everyday Value, Lightly Salted Popcorn because it may contain undeclared milk ingredients. The popcorn in these packages was incorrectly flavored with a white cheddar seasoning which includes milk ingredients; the seasoning may not be visibly apparent. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk ingredients run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. This product was distributed to and sold in Whole Foods Market retail stores in California, Arizona, Nevada, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oregon, New Jersey, New York and Washington ...

Alisa Fleming, www.GoDairyFree.org ~ Though I have many projects to be working on, I find myself scouring the Amazon Clearance event for every great deal I can find.  I wanted to share the knowledge as this deal is too good to pass up!  Enter this coupon code at checkout: AUGMKDWN and get an additional 40% off their clearance items (over 4000 of them!), plus free shipping on orders over $25, plus you get a free subscription to Self magazine for orders over $25, plus their prices were pretty good in the first place!  Some really good deals I have already found are those big Better Than Milk - Rice Milk Powder canisteres (dairy-free / soy-free) for about $6.50 each, several brands of Hemp Protein Powder (1lb packages) for about $6 each, several Nature's Path Organic Granola and Cereal products for just over $2 each, and loads of coffee brands at super low prices.  Really, I have just scratched the surface, and am heading back over now to shop.  They don't say how long this will last, so I would take advantage now.  Follow this link: Amazon Clearance, to see all eligible products.

Alisa Fleming, www.GoDairyFree.org ~ Congratulations to Laura Javier and Judy Brittle, the winners of this month's Go Dairy Free Newsletter Giveaway!  Each of these two ladies will receive an autographed copy of The Ice Dream Cookbook by Chef Rachel Albert-Matesz.  This cookbook is so new, that it is not yet available in stores or online, however, you can order direct at www.TheHealthyCookingCoach.com. Also, you can now view the Go Dairy Free Summer newsletter online. Stay tuned, as we are tallying your votes for your favorite ice cream flavor, and will post up the winners for these (and perhaps a related dairy-free recipe or two) next week.