Over a two-year period, daily use of Palforzia in those with a childhood peanut allergy led to higher level of allergen desensitisation An estimated approximately 2% of the population of Western nations has a peanut allergy. However, the prevalence in the paediatric population

COVID 19 Vaccination as a condition of deployment operational guidance has now been published by the government. You can read the full guidance here. The guidance includes new information about medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccinations for as follows:- General guidance on

Information for businesses who sell food that is prepacked for direct sale to consumers. New legislation, which will require food businesses in Scotland to include the product name and full ingredients on food sold prepacked for direct sale (PPDS), comes

This week Tanya Ednan-Laperouse and Emma Turay – two mothers who lost their teenage daughters Natasha and Shante to anaphylaxis – have joined together to call on the Government to appoint an Allergy Tsar. Tanya said: “allergic disease is increasing in the

Globally, food allergy is increasing in prevalence across all age groups, and has been shown to have a strong impact on the lives and well-being of children, teens, adults, parents and their families. In order to better understand, and support,

A restaurant in Derby has been prosecuted by Derby City Council Trading Standards after a customer with a peanut allergy suffered a severe reaction after eating a takeaway. The customer had advised staff of their allergy at Masala in Curzon

As with so many business events over the last 16 months, we were unable to hold a Conference in 2020, so we are delighted to announce that for 2021 our industry renowned Conference is going virtual! We plan to create

Following a consultation with the care sector and the public, the Government has announced it is bringing forward regulations to make vaccination a condition for any individual working in a CQC-regulated care home providing nursing or personal care in England.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out a plan of how local authorities can get back to food hygiene and standards work after dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The recovery plan for local authorities proposes a restart to the