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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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Latest statement on availability of EpiPen® 0.3mg and 0.15mg Adrenaline Auto-Injectors 14th February 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign has received the following updated statement from Mylan regarding the availability of EpiPen. This includes information for patients, prescribers, pharmacists, hospitals and schools. Mylan’s manufacturing partner Meridian Medical Technologies, a subsidiary of Pfizer that manufactures EpiPen®, has

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Statement regarding the death of Sam Collings 13th February 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is saddened to learn of the death of Sam Collings, aged 19,  who died at Bolton Hospital on the 4th August 2019. According to media reports, neither Sam or his family had suspected that Sam suffered from

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First Oral Immunotherapy Drug ‘Palforzia’ gets FDA Approval 3rd February 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is delighted to hear about the success of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. in the approval of their oral immunotherapy drug, Palforzia, by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is the first oral immunotherapy drug that has

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Clinicians & Charities Call For Urgent Action to Keep Food Allergic Children Safe in School 29th January 2020

An editorial in the February edition of Clinical and Experimental Allergy (the official journal of the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) explores the current statutory guidance on the care of children with medical conditions in schools, and highlights

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Positive results in peanut allergy treatment trials 27th January 2020

Biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies has announced positive results from its Viaskin® Peanut trial into reducing the risk of allergic reaction in children aged 4 to 11. Viaskin is a patch applied directly to the surface of the skin and contains

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Update from Sacla regarding pesto recall 20th January 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign has received and has been asked to share the following update from Sacla regarding its recent pesto recall. Update from Sacla: Customer health and safety is always our number one priority. In December, when we became aware that cashew

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Statement Regarding the Inquest of Shante Turay-Thomas 13th January 2020

The Coroner has ended the inquest into the death of Shante Turay-Thomas and has delivered her narrative determination and the Prevention of Future Deaths report. The Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Shante,

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Statement regarding the death of Ken Matthews 6th January 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is saddened to learn of the death of Ken Matthews, 84,  who died at Wrexham Maelor Hospital on 2 June 2019. Consultant pathologist Dr Huyen Abdel Salam told the inquest that Mr Matthews died of an allergic

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Prosecution case: Hertfordshire restaurant fined after customer suffered severe allergic reaction 16th December 2019

The Artichoke, Croxley Green, has been fined £23,000 after being prosecuted by Hertfordshire Trading Standards when one of its customers became seriously ill. Hertfordshire County Council said KOB (The Artichoke) Ltd pleaded guilty to offences under the Food Safety Act

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