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People with allergies warned not to eat imported Dubai-style chocolate products  12th June 2025

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning people with allergies to be cautious when buying imported Dubai-style chocolate as some products may not have clear or reliable labels.  
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Celebrating an allergy-safe Father’s Day: Fun and safe ideas for the whole family  12th June 2025

Father’s Day is a chance to celebrate everything that makes your dad special. If food allergies are part of your life, the day might take a little more planning—but that doesn’t mean it has to be any less memorable.  Whether
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Flying with allergies: our top tips   11th June 2025

With summer holidays just around the corner, many of us are preparing for exciting trips away. But for those living with allergies, the thought of travelling can bring additional stress and anxiety. If you or a loved one has serious
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Off to University? Don’t let your allergy hold you back! Watch our new YouTube film for top advice and tips from a final year student 20th July 2015

Ahead of the first term back for university undergraduates this month we have released a short film on our YouTube channel. The five minute film features Helen, a student in her final year talking about her experiences of attending university while

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BBC highlights difficulties for allergic students 20th July 2015

16/09/2013 The BBC has highlighted the issues faced by new students looking to manage their allergy independently for the first time while heading off to university this September.  The article, in the health section of the BBC News Online pages, features

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign responds to the free school lunch announcement for infant school pupils in England 20th July 2015

18th September 2013 The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes the announcement yesterday from Nick Clegg, Lib Dem leader and Deputy PM, that all pupils at infant schools in England are to have the option of free school lunches from next September (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24132416).

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Prescription Charges Coalition – Update 20th July 2015

17 July 2013   The Prescription Charges Coalition is really pleased that Lib-Dem MP Sir Bob Russell raised many of the concerns of the Coalition during his debate on the impact of prescription charges for people with long-term conditions, referred

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See the Difference We Make! 20th July 2015

We recently summarised and published our impact as a charity in a report called 'The difference we make'. The report summarises what we achieved as a charity throughout 2012 and demonstrates how vital our work is in supporting people with

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MMR Vaccine 20th July 2015

The MMR vaccine is hot in the news at the moment with the recent measles outbreak.  As a result we have had calls to our helpline on this subject.  The advice from our Allergy Aunts is below.  If you have

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Dietary requirements: Catering for customers with allergies and intolerances 20th July 2015

  The Anaphylaxis Campaign gave comment in an article this week discussing the progress made by commercial caterers on being inclusive of allergies, intolerances and dietary requirements in menus and food information. It charts the progress made in including information

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Pioneering study to investigate factors affecting how much peanut is safe to eat 20th July 2015

17/05/2013 An allergy expert at Addenbrooke’s is leading a ground-breaking study which will, for the first time, identify how much peanut will cause an allergic reaction in the UK population and whether exercise or stress make people more likely to

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What?s new in the diagnosis and management of food allergy in children? 20th July 2015

06/06/2013 A recent UK/Australian article published in the journal Asia Pacific Allergy reviews the recent advances in the diagnosis and management of food allergy in children. It looks at the emerging technology of component testing, moves to standardisation of allergy

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