PREPACKED FOR DIRECT SALE
3rd August 2021
Information for businesses who sell food that is prepacked for direct sale to consumers. New legislation, which will require food businesses in Scotland to include the product name and full ingredients on food sold prepacked for direct sale (PPDS), comes into force on 1 October 2021 in Scotland and the rest of the UK. The […]
Read More...Tsar Campaign
22nd July 2021
This week Tanya Ednan-Laperouse and Emma Turay – two mothers who lost their teenage daughters Natasha and Shante to anaphylaxis – have joined together to call on the Government to appoint an Allergy Tsar. Tanya said: “allergic disease is increasing in the UK to epidemic levels. Yet, for far too long, allergy services have been treated as […]
Read More...Food Allergy Coping and Emotions (FACES) Project
19th July 2021
Globally, food allergy is increasing in prevalence across all age groups, and has been shown to have a strong impact on the lives and well-being of children, teens, adults, parents and their families. In order to better understand, and support, those living with food allergy, psychologists in Ireland have created the Food Allergy Coping and […]
Read More...City restaurant prosecuted for allergy risk
19th July 2021
A restaurant in Derby has been prosecuted by Derby City Council Trading Standards after a customer with a peanut allergy suffered a severe reaction after eating a takeaway. The customer had advised staff of their allergy at Masala in Curzon Street, Derby, when they ordered their meal by telephone in July last year. After eating […]
Read More...Anaphylaxis Campaign launches first Virtual Conference for 2021
1st July 2021
As with so many business events over the last 16 months, we were unable to hold a Conference in 2020, so we are delighted to announce that for 2021 our industry renowned Conference is going virtual! We plan to create the same well-attended and highly regarded event, just this year you can attend from the […]
Read More...Compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for care workers – new regulations to proceed
21st June 2021
Following a consultation with the care sector and the public, the Government has announced it is bringing forward regulations to make vaccination a condition for any individual working in a CQC-regulated care home providing nursing or personal care in England. The regulations still need to be approved by parliament which will then be followed by […]
Read More...Change the law around allergy labelling in UK restaurants – ‘Owen’s Law’ Petition
15th June 2021
The family of Owen Carey have launched a campaign to introduce ‘Owen’s Law’ to legally require that restaurants include information about the top 14 allergens on the face of their menus. Currently, restaurants are permitted to provide this information in a any format they chose, including verbally only. Owen’s family have created a petition to […]
Read More...FSA fixes timeline to get inspections back on track after initial impact of COVID-19
8th June 2021
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out a plan of how local authorities can get back to food hygiene and standards work after dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The recovery plan for local authorities proposes a restart to the regulatory system for the highest risk businesses and providing greater flexibility for lower risk firms. […]
Read More...Findings from report shows how effective and safe Immunotherapy is as first line treatment for those with severe allergies
28th May 2021
The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Registry for Immunotherapy (BRIT) has published its first report documenting its findings here Launched in October 2018, this online national registry collects data from patients receiving allergen immunotherapy to aeroallergens and venom, as well as omalizumab for chronic urticaria, to the end of describing treatments and services as well […]
Read More...Allergy Awareness Week- Thoko’s Story
24th May 2021
Thoko is 13 years old and in Year 8 at Co-op Academy Manchester. She is allergic to beans, nuts and eggs. She lives with her mum, dad and sister and is the only one with allergies. Thoko is sharing her story about living with allergies and how it impacts her life every day for Allergy […]
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