In December 2017, on a post Christmas shopping expedition, 42 year-old Celia Marsh died after suffering an anaphylactic reaction. She had just eaten a super-veg rainbow flatbread from Pret a Manger which was subsequently found to contain milk protein to which she was …
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Do you know what to do if you think someone is having an anaphylactic attack?
Natasha's Allergy Research Foundation's latest newsletter asks this question - and how many of us really do know what to do? 'If you do one thing today' they say, 'share this post - it could save a life.' And so, I am...... Do you and those around you know how to help someone …
Language matters
An excellent post on Alex's Allergy Insight blog about the importance of language and how dangerous it is for terms around allergy to be poorly be defined. What does 'vegan', let alone '100% vegan, mean for someone who is allergic to cow's milk or eggs? What is really referred …
Have your say on ‘may contain’ labelling
Does 'may contain' labelling affect you either because you are allergic yourself or because you buy food for someone who is? If so you will know how unsatisfactory the situation is and will rejoice that the Food Standards Agency are at last hoping to tackle it. But before wading …
‘May contain’ – have your say
Very good news - the Food Standards Agency have cleared their desks and are tackling the horribly unsatisfactory mess that is Precautionary Allergen Labelling, better known as 'may contain' warnings. PALs have been the bugbear not only of the allergic consumer but of the …