I Can't Eat That! Food Allergies in Corrections

Jeffrey Keller, MD, FACEP, discusses the thorny issue of self-reported food allergies in the correctional setting. There are many misconceptions about what constitutes a food allergy. In addition, food preferences can be inappropriately identified as an allergy. How should correctional nurses sort out food allergies? Dr. Keller is the president of Badger Correctional Medicine, Idaho Falls, ID. He has written on the subject in several publications including this CorrectCare article.