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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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Anaphylaxis Campaign merges with the Latex Allergy Support Group 10th November 2015

Following our Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday in London – we are very proud to announce that from today, 24th September 2015, the Anaphylaxis Campaign is to merge with the Latex Allergy Support Group (LASG). Lynne Regent, CEO the Anaphylaxis

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The Health Conditions in Schools Alliance is now online 10th November 2015

10/11/2015 The Health Conditions in Schools Alliance (HCSA) has gone live with a new website to help schools find information and advice on caring for children with health conditions quicker and easier than ever before. There are certain policies and

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes news that the Royal College of Physicians will host the first UK accreditation scheme for adult allergy services 10th November 2015

10/11/2015 The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes news that the Royal College of Physicians will host the first UK accreditation scheme for adult allergy services The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Accreditation Unit will host the first clinical service accreditation scheme for

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EAACI pledges to push for stronger allergen labelling rules 20th July 2015

11/02/2013 The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) has said it will push for stricter EU legislation on allergen labelling, saying that current laws on ‘may contain’ labelling are insufficient to protect those with food allergies. The Anaphylaxis

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The horse meat scandal & food allergen labelling: The bigger picture 20th July 2015

18/02/2013 In light of the recent horse meat scandal, whereby various processed meat products from multiple companies have been found to contain up to 100% horse meat instead of the advertised beef mince, we were contacted by a number of

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The Quality of Life and Coping Mechanisms of Adult Food Allergy Sufferers Undergraduate Dissertation Study Summary 20th July 2015

20/07/2015 An estimated 21 million adults in the United Kingdom currently suffer from an allergy (Mintel, 2010); this is over 20% of the UK population and is one of the highest prevalence rates in the world (Levy et al., 2004).

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Food allergy: from thresholds to action levels 20th July 2015

The Anaphylaxis Campaign participated in a groundbreaking meeting organised by the European Branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI-Europe) held on 13th and 14th September 2012. The workshop, entitled “Food Allergy: From Thresholds to Action Levels”, drew together key

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Professor Gideon Lack talks about the LEAP Study 20th July 2015

Professor Gideon Lack, Dept of Paediartric Allergy, Kings College London, talks about the findings of the LEAP study.  

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Summer sting allergy campaign spotlights anaphylaxis and urges the public: Bee resistant 20th July 2015

A national campaign is kicking off this summer by highlighting the dangers of anaphylaxis from wasp and bee stings – and how allergic people can avoid, treat or beat the condition. Stephen Durham is Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine

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