To meet FSMA requirements to establish guidelines for voluntary food allergy and anaphylaxis management for use in schools and early childhood education programs, CDC convened a panel of federal, medical, and school-affiliated experts.* This expert panel informed guidance priorities and content and summarized scientific and school health-related data and papers related to managing food allergies in schools *Panel members were from the following agencies and organizations: CDC; U.S. Department of Education; USDA; FDA; NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network; Food Allergy Institute; American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; National School Boards Association; National Education Association; National Association of School Administrators; National Association of School Nurses; and American School Health Association.