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BOSTON (February 24, 2010) - If you or a loved one is prone to food  
allergies, you know the challenges of finding a restaurant where everyone will  
feel comfortable.
 
That search has just gotten easier.
 
A new website, _www.allergyeats.com_ (http://www.allergyeats.com) , 
combines the best of  Internet technology with peer-to-peer information to help 
people know in advance  how well (or poorly) a restaurant responds to people 
with food allergies and  other food intolerances, such as Celiac Disease.
 
The website lists over 600,000 restaurants in the United States and is  
searchable by geographic location, provides maps and driving directions, lists  
phone numbers and includes menus, industry certifications and other 
information  of interest to food allergy sufferers when available.
 
Users are encouraged to help the rest of the food allergy community by  
answering three simple questions (takes less than a minute) about their dining  
experience. The answers are compiled into an objective 
"allergy-friendliness  rating" that gives users instantaneous at-a-glance information about the  
"allergy friendliness" of specific restaurants.
 
There is also a place on the site for written comments, which will be  
monitored to ensure they contain only food-allergy related opinions.
 
"This site is an outgrowth of the difficulty I have in finding a place  
where my two food-allergic children can eat," said Paul Antico, who spent 20  
months researching and designing the site.
 
There are about 12 million people with food allergies in the United States. 
 Over 2 million people have Celiac Disease as well.
 
AllergyEats is endorsed by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America  
(AAFA) of Washington, the AAFA New England Chapter of Boston and the Gluten  
Intolerance Group of Auburn, WA, amongst others.
 
"In addition to helping people with food allergies, AllergyEats is a good  
tool for the restaurant industry," Antico said. "Restaurateurs can see how 
their  individual locations are faring, and can learn from comments about 
other  restaurants what works and doesn't work for people with food allergies."
 
While there are other online sites for people with food allergies, none  
combines the comprehensiveness of the AllergyEats listings with objective  
ratings and comments area.
 
"AllergyEats is really a living, breathing organism that will grow and  
become increasingly useful as people share information on the site. I am happy  
to offer this to the food allergy community, and I can't wait to see how it 
 develops," Antico said.

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