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Support for adults with food and non-food allergy 10th July 2026

Food and non-food allergies are often associated with childhood, but millions of adults across the UK live with allergies too. Around 6% of the UK adult population has a clinically confirmed food allergy, equating to approximately 2.4 million people[1]. Many
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Lower dose EURneffy® nasal adrenaline spray approved by MHRA for younger children 30th June 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a lower-dose version of the adrenaline nasal spray, EURneffy®, for the emergency treatment of serious allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in children aged four years and over. This adrenaline device option is
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Anaphylaxis UK welcomes launch of Natasha’s Prize 22nd June 2026

The announcement that Natasha’s Foundation has launched Natasha’s Prize – a groundbreaking £10 million fund dedicated to research into preventing allergies – has been hugely encouraging for the allergy community.  As a charity supporting people living with serious allergies, Anaphylaxis UK warmly
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Statement on the death of Michael Gibson 20th July 2018

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is saddened to learn of the death of Michael Gibson, a 66-year-old retired former teacher and theatre director from Louth in Lincolnshire, following a tragic accident in November last year. The news emerged following an inquest at

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Statement regarding the death of Chloe Gilbert 28th June 2018

You may have seen in the news recently that the owner of a takeaway in Bath has been fined £2,880 following the death of Chloe Gilbert, aged 15, who sadly died of a severe allergic reaction on 5th March 2017

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RHS Chelsea champion Chris Beardshaw announced as first national ‘Bee Resistant’ ambassador 25th June 2018

The star of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show and now arguably the country’s most eminent garden designer, Chris Beardshaw has taken on a new role as the inaugural ambassador for ‘Bee Resistant 2018’; a national campaign that runs annually

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New research released on the psychosocial impact of peanut allergy with help from Anaphylaxis Campaign members 22nd June 2018

Anaphylaxis Campaign members living with peanut allergy have taken part in a ground-breaking new study called APPEAL (Allergy to Peanuts Impacting Emotions and Life) which focuses on the psychosocial impact of peanut allergy in European countries. Peanut is one of

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Chief Executive of the Anaphylaxis Campaign Lynne Regent was delighted to attend the launch of a new allergy education film on Orange Wig Day 22nd May 2018

The film called ‘A Day in the life of Chloe’ follows the real-life story of 18-year-old Chloe Fitzpatrick, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, who lives with a severe allergy to strawberries. Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards and Public Health team launched

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Mast Activation Test shows promise in identifying peanut allergies 3rd May 2018

You may have seen in the news recently a lot of stories about a new ‘cheaper and easier’ test that can identify peanut allergies. This is about collaborative research published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that assessed

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An exciting new partnership with the Royal Life Saving Society UK 1st May 2018

We are delighted to announce a new and exciting partnership with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK). The Royal Life Saving Society UK is the Drowning Prevention Charity and the UK’s leading provider of water safety and drowning prevention

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Residential camp for children is awarded ‘Community Allergy Hero’ award 30th April 2018

A free therapeutic residential camp, held specifically for children with severe allergies, has been awarded a Community Allergy Hero Award, by Allergy UK. The camp event was organised by the children’s charity Over The Wall in partnership with Anaphylaxis Campaign

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Our CEO Lynne Regent appears on BBC One’s Rip Off Britain Food this #WorldAllergyWeek 23rd April 2018

Chief Executive of the Anaphylaxis Campaign Lynne Regent appeared today in the first episode of the new series of BBC One’s Rip Off Britain Food which had a special focus on eating out with food allergy. The programme conducted an

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