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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 CEO judge at FreeFrom Food Awards 20th July 2015

Anaphylaxis Campaign CEO Lynne Regent was part of a panel of esteemed judges at yesterday's FreeFrom Food Awards judging day.  The awards are an annual event which aim to recognise excellence in freefrom food and raise the profile of freefrom with

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Allergy action plans for children now available from the BSACI 20th July 2015

The Paediatric Allergy Group (PAG) have announced the launch of Allergy Action Plans for children at risk of anaphylaxis. These plans have been designed to facilitate first aid treatment of anaphylaxis, to be delivered by people without any special medical

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iFAAM and AlleRic: An update 20th July 2015

The Anaphylaxis Campaign was in attendance of the 3rd iFAAM Conference, which took place last week in Vienna on 25th – 26th of February 2014. The Campaign has been directly involved in two crucial sections of the iFAAM project, the

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The National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG) launches 2013 postcard campaign and we need your support! 20th July 2015

To find out how to support the campaign, please click this link and get involved NHS Allergy services: what is the problem? The Facts About 1 in 3 of the population or 20 million people suffer from allergic disease About 7 million people

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Anaphylaxis Campaign reaches out to ethnic communities 20th July 2015

12/09/2013 On Tuesday 10th September, we held an evening meeting in conjunction with the Food Standards Agency to raise awareness of and highlight specific foods used by the Indian community that have been linked to allergy causation and how best to

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AlleRiC Study Update: Stage 2 Commences 20th July 2015

19/11/2013 Following a recent successful conference regarding the iFAAM in Cork, the Allergic Reactions in the Community (AlleRiC) project is progressing towards its second stage.  You may remember that the Campaign ran a small series of focus groups in Manchester

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New research finds fatal anaphylaxis for a food allergic person is rarer than accidental death in the general population. 20th July 2015

A new paper released on 25th November 2013, estimates how common death from anaphylaxis is based on data from 13 studies worldwide.  Researchers from Imperial College, London, calculated that for any person with a food allergy the chance of dying from

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NIHR Clinical Research Network ‘Research Changed My Life’ campaign 20th July 2015

New campaign highlights positive impact of clinical research A new consumer poll shows 66% of people feel that getting more chance of a new or better treatment is the only reason to take part in a clinical trial.  But a

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Anaphylaxis Campaign supports the proposal for a new European Parliament written declaration on allergies 20th July 2015

An important initiative regarding allergies has opened in the European Parliament. A group of eleven MEPs from different countries and political groups has submitted a proposal to raise awareness of allergies as a public health concern at a European level.

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