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Sony apologises for food allergy attack in Peter Rabbit film

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Sony Pictures has apologised for a scene in the new Peter Rabbit movie in which a character is attacked with food he has an allergy to. The scene has caused controversy with allergy support groups calling...

Australians experiencing anaphylaxis attacks from unlisted allergens

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Australians are suffering anaphylaxis attacks because of unlisted ingredients and allergy warnings on food labels say researchers. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute conducted a survey of allergy...

Adelaide café installs Australia’s first EpiPen station

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An Adelaide café is the first in Australia to install an EpiPen station for diners with allergies. The EpiPen station has been installed at the Little Fig Café in Melrose Park and can be used if a diner...

Oral therapy could cure peanut allergies, Australian research study

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Oral therapy could cure peanut allergies, Australian research study A probiotic treatment for peanut allergy has been successfully trialled by Australian researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research...

Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts to prevent child allergy, study

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Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts, a study has found Women need not fear that eating peanuts during pregnancy could cause their child to develop a peanut allergy, according to a recent study from Boston...

Consumers and food manufacturers would benefit from revised precautionary food allergen labelling, study

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Revised reference does for precautionary labelling for food sold in supermarkets would have a “mutually beneficial” effect on allergic consumers and the food manufacturing industry, according to a...

New US research findings might prevent peanut allergy

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The enzyme that is essential to the allergic reaction to peanuts has been identified by researchers at US respiratory hospital, National Jewish Health. Researchers found that blocking the enzyme’s activity...

Food allergy labelling may cause consumer complacency in Australia

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Australian parents of children with food allergies appear to be complacent about warnings on product labels, regardless of their child’s history of anaphylaxis, according to research published in the...

World’s largest food allergy study launched

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The world’s biggest ever study of food allergies, which is spearheaded by the University of Manchester and supported by industry players such as Unilever and Eurofins, began on Friday 22 March 2013. The...

Coles introduces ‘allergen-friendly labelling’ to its private label products

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Australian supermarket Coles has announced that 100 per cent of its private label (home brand) products are being re-labelled to make life easier for customers with food allergies. The supermarket’s...