The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer and more inclusive for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions.

The project was first launched in 2012 by a local food allergy group in Tennessee before Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) expanded it to all 50 states.

Why does the Teal Pumpkin Project use teal pumpkins?

Many of the popular Halloween candies contain nuts, milk, egg, soy or wheat, which are among the most common food allergies. Unlike food intolerances, food allergies can cause potentially life-threatening reactions.

More than 65% of children with food allergies have had a negative Halloween experience because of their disease, according to research conducted by FARE . Food allergies are a disease, not a diet.

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