PENNSYLVANIA, September 29 - PRINTER'S NO. 1099

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

181

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, KANE, BROWNE, BROOKS, FONTANA,

KEARNEY, SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, COMITTA, BARTOLOTTA, MUTH,

COSTA, STEFANO, PITTMAN, HUTCHINSON, SCHWANK, COLLETT AND

L. WILLIAMS, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing September 13, 2021, as "Celiac Awareness Day" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, September 13 has been nationally recognized as

"National Celiac Awareness Day"; and

WHEREAS, According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, Celiac

Disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in

genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten

leads to damage in the small intestine; and

WHEREAS, Celiac Disease is estimated to impact 1 in 100

people worldwide and approximately 3 million Americans,

including more than 129,000 Pennsylvanians; and

WHEREAS, Researchers are finding that Celiac Disease

prevalence is doubling approximately every 15 years, making it a

growing public health concern; and

WHEREAS, For people with Celiac Disease, gluten, a protein

found in wheat, barley and rye, is poisonous; and

WHEREAS, Even a trace amount, such as a crumb, can trigger an

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