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Through an educational grant from the Starship Foundation and the support of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy (ASCIA), a number of anaphylaxis resources have now been translated into Maori, Samoan and Tongan languages. The information sheets that have…

Many theories have been posed to explain the rise in childhood food allergies in western countries. Recent studies point to an impaired skin barrier – which has long been linked to the development of eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and food…

Food Allergy Week (26 May – 1 June) is an initiative by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia that aims to increase community awareness about food allergy in an effort to promote understanding and ultimately help protect those at risk. One of…

Allergen awareness, knowledge and labelling practices within the foodservice sector have come under a lot of scrutiny in recent times, and it would seem this is for very good reason. A German study of restaurant staff has revealed several critical…

Aimmune Therapeutics, the US company developing the peanut allergy therapy dubbed ‘AR101’, is set to receive a US FDA decision regarding its marketing application for the product in September this year. The drug is designed as a once-daily peanut allergen…

At a public meeting earlier in May, the Board of the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) agreed that full ingredient labelling should be made mandatory for all pre-packed food available for direct sale to consumers. The FSA agrees that such…