Teal Pumpkin Project

The Teal Pumpkin Project encourages people to raise awareness of food allergies and promotes inclusion of all trick-or-treaters throughout the Halloween season.

Basically you buy non food treats for trick-or-treaters on Halloween and place a teal pumpkin on your porch so children with food allergies know it is safe for them to trick-or-treat at your house.  There are children who have various conditions that may preclude them from having candy, or can particularly benefit from non-food treats, including:

• * Food allergies
• * Food intolerances
• * Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
• * Celiac disease
• * Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
• * Children with feeding tubes
• * Any child on a special diet

If you would like more specific information on this project you can visit https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project