Derby Coroner’s Court has ended the inquest into the death of Muhammed Musa Akbar, (known as Musa) a 12-year-old boy who died on 15 January 2019 after suffering a suspected severe allergic reaction whilst at a football birthday party at
Read moreThe May Contain Break the Stigma campaign empowers young people to speak up about their allergies and feel confident addressing them throughout their lives. The campaign features inspiring allergy advocates from TV, theatre, sport, and news. LINK TO THE HERO
Read moreIn two unrelated incidents, two restaurant owners have received substantial court fines this month, following successful prosecutions after their customers suffered severe allergic reactions as a result of being served their allergens in error. In Wellingborough, a woman had called
Read moreDBV Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company and Corporate Member of the Campaign, announced on November 5 that its product Viaskin™ Peanut (DBV712) has been validated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The validation confirms that the submission is sufficiently complete to
Read morePlease take part in the survey on the impact of food hypersensitivity, led by Dr Rebecca Knibb at Aston University in collaboration with Universities of Surrey, Manchester and Newcastle, Allergy Action, Guys and St Thomas and Birmingham University Hospitals NHS
Read moreThe British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI ) has today issued guidance on the administration of the flu vaccine for children with egg allergy. The nasal influenza vaccine (Fluenz Tetra, also known as Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV).
Read moreThe Anaphylaxis Campaign is urging universities to take allergies seriously after reports of a student receiving unsafe food while in lockdown. Research already suggests that 16 to 25-year olds are at the highest risk of having a severe allergic reaction,
Read moreA new code of practice for food business operators to help them manage food allergens in their supply chains has been adopted by the international Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for ‘Food Code’) Commission is the standard setting
Read moreThe goal of the study was to identify concepts important to peanut-allergic individuals and their parents/caregivers, as well as to compare and contrast the impact of peanut allergy between countries and groups.
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