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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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Obituary: Dr. Alfred William Frankland MBE, Honorary President of the Anaphylaxis Campaign 2nd April 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is deeply saddened to learn of the death of its Honorary President, Dr. William Frankland, who died today (2 April 2020) at the age of 108. Throughout his life, Dr. Frankland worked to improve the lives of

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Nutricia Paediatric’s statement on the availability of specialist formula 2nd April 2020

With concerns from the allergic community about the lack of availability of FreeFrom and alternative foods during the coronavirus pandemic, The Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to share the following statement from Nutricia Paediatric regarding the availability of specialist formula: For

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Open Letter to supermarkets on the availability of Freefrom and alternative foods 23rd March 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign, the only UK wide charity operating solely for the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, has heard increasing concerns from the allergic community about the availability of FreeFrom and alternative foods

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Dr. William Frankland MBE, Honorary President of the Anaphylaxis Campaign, celebrates 108th birthday 19th March 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to wish its Honorary President, Dr. William Frankland MBE, a very happy 108th birthday. Throughout his life, Dr. Frankland has worked to improve the lives of others and for more than 50 years, he has

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign and Covid-19 17th March 2020

We have been closely monitoring the developing COVID-19 outbreak and want to reassure you that we are making plans to ensure we can continue to operate as usual and provide our much-needed services and resources to anyone who needs them.

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Statement regarding death of Nicholas Kelly 12th March 2020

We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of Nicholas Kelly, aged 16, due to a suspected allergic reaction, and would like to offer our deepest sympathies to his family at this difficult time. We have very little detail

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MHRA issues important alert for Emerade 150/300/500mcg auto-injectors 4th March 2020

4th March 2020 The UK’s regulator of medicines (Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency [MHRA]) has received updated information from the company that makes Emerade pens about the defect previously reported by the MHRA. The defect means some pens may

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Survey: Making allergy, skin disease and asthma care better for young people 28th February 2020

Developing new guidance for healthcare professionals looking after teenagers and young adults with allergies and/or asthma. It is important that young people learn how to self-manage their allergies and/or asthma. Adolescence can be a challenging time for them and their

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Food Standards Agency Survey: Improving life for people with Food Hypersensitivity 21st February 2020

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are inviting those affected or interested in food hypersensitivity to participate in an online survey and share their experiences. Around 2% of adults and 8% of children in the UK have a food hypersensitivity. This

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