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An update from Food Standards Agency regarding Mustard Products and Peanut Contamination 14th November 2024

Investigation into mustard ingredients contaminated with peanuts draws to a close… As a result of this investigation, the FSA have lifted their precautionary advice to people with a peanut allergy to avoid eating foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder, mustard seeds or mustard flour both in the home and when eating out as these products are now safe to eat.
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A HUGE Thank You to Greencore for their support of Anaphylaxis Awareness Week 2024 12th November 2024

Anaphylaxis Awareness Week 2024 took place back in October and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the number of people who got involved this year. But we’d like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to food manufacturer Greencore for their fantastic support and fundraising efforts.
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New FDF Guidance on Preventing Allergen Recalls for the Food Industry 8th November 2024

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has released new guidance to help food businesses prevent and manage allergen-related issues. This resource provides a clear approach for ensuring the safety of consumers with food allergies, offering valuable steps for companies, especially
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Fundraising update from Anaphylaxis UK 11th January 2023

As we kick start another exciting year, we want to let you know about all the fundraising updates taking place at Anaphylaxis UK.

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Threshold levels in foods for the priority allergens 9th January 2023

Knowledge of thresholds constitutes a critical requirement to assessing the risk from allergens, as they are a characteristic of the hazard that allergens present to the food-allergic population. An expert committee of The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) concurred that

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Allergens dominate UK food recalls, finds study 6th January 2023

More than half of food recalls in the United Kingdom over a 5-year period were due to allergens, according to a recently released study. Allergen-related recalls increased annually until 2019, peaking at 118 before decreasing to 82 and 84 in

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Are alternative proteins increasing food allergies? 5th January 2023

Trends, drivers and future perspectives Food allergy can represent a serious human health issue. The observed rise in regional incidence and global prevalence of food allergies raise, among other, also questions about the risks related to the consumption of new,

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Anaphylaxis UK ambassador Julianne Ponan receives MBE 3rd January 2023

Anaphylaxis UK would like to congratulate Julianne Ponan, entrepreneur and allergy advocate, on receiving an MBE for her service to business, exports, and people with allergies.

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Health Related Quality of Life in food and venom induced anaphylaxis and role of influencing factors 23rd December 2022

This review explores the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in allergic patients suffering from food and venom allergy, both being the most frequent causes of serious allergy and potential life-threatening reactions.

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Taking part in Veganuary? Advice for those with food allergies  21st December 2022

If you are taking part in Veganuary this month and have a food allergy, it’s important to understand the difference between a food labelled vegan or plant-based and an ‘allergen-free’ claim.

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Palforzia® not recommended for use within NHSScotland 15th December 2022

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has completed its assessment of Arachis hypogaea L., semen (peanuts) (Palforzia®),and have confirmed this is not recommended for use within NHSScotland. They concluded that  treatment with Palforzia® is expected to be resource intensive with food allergy

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North Yorkshire restaurant fined £2.5k after peanut protein was found in “peanut-free” curry 13th December 2022

A restaurant owner in North Yorkshire has been fined for selling a curry that could have caused anaphylaxis if eaten by someone with a peanut allergy.

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