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Gloucester kebab shop owner fined for misleading customers 12th April 2021

The owner of a Gloucester kebab shop has been fined for acting in a ‘highly irresponsible manner’ and putting customer’s health at risk. Workers at Texas, based on Park End Road, wrongly told a diner who said they had a

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Covid-19 vaccine passports: concerns from an allergy perspective 8th April 2021

As the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out continues apace in the UK, increasingly publicity has been given to the proposal that some form of certificate or ‘passport’ may be implemented, linked to the identity of the holder, to verify vaccination status and

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The Food Standards Agency Food Hypersensitivity Symposium 6th April 2021

On the 23rd and 24th March, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) held their second annual Food Hypersensitivity Symposium which brought together delegates from a variety of backgrounds including food business operators, local authority enforcement, clinical allergy specialists and allergy patient

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JCVI recommends that adults living with adults who are immunosuppressed should be prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine 29th March 2021

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised the government to prioritise people for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine who are over 16 and living with adults who have weakened immune systems, such as those with blood cancer, HIV

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Camallergy Ltd has been awarded 1.1M in funding for novel peanut allergy treatment 10th March 2021

Camallergy (Cambridge Allergy Ltd) a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to providing  innovative, patient-centric treatments for life-threatening food allergies, has announced it’s been awarded £1.1M funding under the Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Award program administered by Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s research and

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Rise in home-based food businesses 22nd February 2021

There has been a 44% increase in home-based food businesses since the start of the first lockdown, according to a new centralised online registration system used by nearly 200 local authorities, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed. The FSA

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New study finds that fatalities due to food anaphylaxis are rare and the rate of fatalities is decreasing 18th February 2021

A new study, commissioned and funded by the Food Standards Agency and Medical Research Agency, has found that despite hospital admissions increasing for food-induced anaphylaxis, deaths as a result were very rare with the rate decreasing during the 20-year period

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New Chair of the Commission on Human Medicines announced 12th February 2021

Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care as Chair of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM). Sir Munir is a clinical pharmacologist and geneticist who currently holds the David Weatherall

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Remembering Pat Schooling 9th February 2021

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on January 20th of Pat Schooling, the Director and moving spirit behind Action Against Allergy.  Pat was 93. Action Against Allergy was founded by Amelia Nathan Hill in

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