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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Yiannas Named as FAAN’S Chairman of the Board
FAIRFAX, Va., December 27, 2007 –The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Yiannas as Chairman of the Board of Directors. A member of FAAN’s Board of Directors since 2005, Frank Yiannas, MPH, is responsible for food safety at the world’s largest and most recognized resort is for The Walt Disney World Resort. In his role at Walt Disney World as Food Safety & Health Director Yiannas is responsible for food safety oversight of Disney’s theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, and hundreds of food locations, as well as their food suppliers. A recognized leader in the food safety industry, Yiannas is also the immediate past President of the International Association for Food Protection.
Under Yiannas’ leadership, Disney has instituted a strong allergy awareness program and a variety of allergy conscious menu options at its theme parks and resorts. The company’s approach has become a role model for restaurants and other food establishments nationwide to follow in providing safe-eating environments for the 1-in-25 Americans with food allergies. Yiannas also serves on FAAN’s Food Allergy Advisory Council, where he spearheaded the development of a food allergy awareness poster for the retail, restaurant and food industry.
“With Yiannas’ leadership, food safety background, and commitment to food allergy, FAAN will continue to heighten awareness in the restaurant and food service arena on behalf of the 12 million Americans with food allergies,” said Anne Munoz-Furlong, FAAN’s Founder and CEO.
ABOUT FAAN
Founded in 1991, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the world leader in information about food allergy, a potentially fatal condition that afflicts about 12 million Americans, or one out of every 25. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN has 30,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and 62 other countries. It is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educating people about the condition, and to advancing research on behalf of all those affected by it. FAAN provides information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their families, schools, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry, and government officials. For more information, please visit FAAN at www.foodallergy.org, www.faankids.org, and www.faanteen.org.
CONTACT:
Jennifer Love
Marketing and Media Communications Manager
(703) 563-3061 direct, (301) 639-4811 cell
jlove@foodallergy.org
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