There has been much said in the press this week regarding controversial comments made on This Morning regarding food allergies. Professor Adam Fox has today appeared on the programme to raise awareness of food allergies and the importance of taking them seriously.

If you have experienced food allergies or intolerances and are willing to share your experiences, please consider participating in this survey.  The research focuses on investigating potential correlations between the onset of food allergies and intolerances and adverse life experiences.

A group of health care professionals and patient representatives have created a Task Force on Food Allergen Ingestion Risk (‘FAIR’) within the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI). This Task Force is working to better understand the challenges

We are delighted to be launching our Bee and Wasp Venom Awareness Campaign for 2024, supported by an educational grant from ALK. The campaign will offer invaluable guidance on bee and wasp sting avoidance, recognising anaphylaxis symptoms, the steps to take in an emergency and information about venom immunotherapy.

A new study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has found that a high index of suspicion is needed to identify pediatric patients with egg-induced anaphylaxis. Children with egg-induced anaphylaxis were younger and presented with more vomiting, less throat tightness and less angioedema than those with anaphylaxis caused by other foods, and often lack a history of food-induced anaphylaxis.

A study published in the March issue of the Journal of Infection has found that direct oral penicillin challenges can be safely given to patients with penicillin allergy labels by non-allergy healthcare professionals.

The need for a delay in skin prick testing after an anaphylactic reaction might be unnecessary, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice this April.

University Hospital Waterford has apologised after 76-year-old Elizabeth Murphy died from anaphylaxis as High Court action settled for €400,000. Mrs Waterford died at home in January 2019 after taking antibiotics prescribed by her GP – she had had a serious reaction to antibiotics in hospital in the past but this was not included in her discharge notes.

If you’re an adult from a South Asian background, researchers from the University of Birmingham and Surrey and the NHS are keen to hear about your experiences of living with food allergies. Please contact Clare who is a member of