These Translated Allergy Cards Will Make Your Food Allergy Known Wherever You Travel
If you have dietary restrictions, eating in restaurants in another country when you don’t speak the language can be difficult and sometimes even life-threatening. Pocket transfer cards showing restaurant staff can reduce stress. Just make sure they include a couple of important details.
You have two options: do it yourself or purchase professionally made and translated allergy cards from SelectWisely (link below). The latter is simpler and contains a huge number of allergy cards and medical records in different languages, so you can’t mess up the translations. … If you choose the do-it-yourself option, take extra care to ensure that your translations are accurate and understandable.
You can make each card out of half of the card, and each should include your food allergy information with pictures , information about your health insurance company, and your doctor’s name and contact information (if you have one). Depending on your allergy or health condition, you may want to consider including very clarifying questions and statements. As a few examples, you can write:
- “I have a life-threatening peanut allergy. This includes sauces, soups, fillings, vegetable oils, spices, baked goods. “
- “If I have food that has been prepared using or contains these <food allergen list>, I will need medical attention.”
- “Can this food be cooked without the <Food Allergen List>?”
- “I have a fatal reaction to what I ate. Please seek medical attention. “
The more cards you make for different situations, the better.