Tips for Traveling Safely With a Food Allergy

Allergy experts recommend traveling with a safety kit.
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By Kelsey Butler

May 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC

Hey there. It’s Kelsey in Mexico City, where an Uber Eats order landed me in the hospital. But first...

All I wanted to do was celebrate my first week of a temporary work assignment in Mexico with some delicious takeout. Instead, I ended up laying on a hospital bed squinting through swollen eyes to look at my Google Translate app.