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BRC and FDF launch ‘free from’ guidance for the food industry 12th November 2015

November 2015: A new guidance document has been launched to provide food manufacturers, retailers and enforcement authorities with essential advice on what must be considered before making a ‘free-from’ claim on a product. The document has been produced jointly by

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes Ireland’s new legislation to allow the holding and administering of AAIs by colleges, workplaces and sports venues following extensive lobbying and consultation 10th November 2015

This new legislation allows trained members of the public to administer life-saving rescue medicines and Pharmacists given legal permission to administer more vaccines and emergency saving medications — which includes Adrenaline Auto-Injectors This further strengthens our case to introduce similar

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Our CEO, Lynne Regent attends the International Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance Meeting — Washington DC, 27th Sept — 29th Sept 2015 10th November 2015

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is a founding member of the International Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance (IFAAA) representing 20 countries.  The IFAAA is an alliance of patient education groups from around the world. The Alliance’s mission is to unite organisations working

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Anaphylaxis Campaign merges with the Latex Allergy Support Group 10th November 2015

Following our Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday in London – we are very proud to announce that from today, 24th September 2015, the Anaphylaxis Campaign is to merge with the Latex Allergy Support Group (LASG). Lynne Regent, CEO the Anaphylaxis

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The Health Conditions in Schools Alliance is now online 10th November 2015

10/11/2015 The Health Conditions in Schools Alliance (HCSA) has gone live with a new website to help schools find information and advice on caring for children with health conditions quicker and easier than ever before. There are certain policies and

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes news that the Royal College of Physicians will host the first UK accreditation scheme for adult allergy services 10th November 2015

10/11/2015 The Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes news that the Royal College of Physicians will host the first UK accreditation scheme for adult allergy services The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Accreditation Unit will host the first clinical service accreditation scheme for

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EAACI pledges to push for stronger allergen labelling rules 20th July 2015

11/02/2013 The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) has said it will push for stricter EU legislation on allergen labelling, saying that current laws on ‘may contain’ labelling are insufficient to protect those with food allergies. The Anaphylaxis

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The horse meat scandal & food allergen labelling: The bigger picture 20th July 2015

18/02/2013 In light of the recent horse meat scandal, whereby various processed meat products from multiple companies have been found to contain up to 100% horse meat instead of the advertised beef mince, we were contacted by a number of

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The Quality of Life and Coping Mechanisms of Adult Food Allergy Sufferers Undergraduate Dissertation Study Summary 20th July 2015

20/07/2015 An estimated 21 million adults in the United Kingdom currently suffer from an allergy (Mintel, 2010); this is over 20% of the UK population and is one of the highest prevalence rates in the world (Levy et al., 2004).

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