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Updated Food allergen labelling videos

17 April 2024:  With the implementation date of 25 February 2024 for Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL), we have updated our two consumer videos. Part 1 shows what information must be on a food label, and part 2 shows how to find allergy information under the new PEAL laws and under the old labelling laws. Consumers, health professionals and food service staff need...

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Allergy 250K school-aged teens Sydney camp

17 April 2024:  Our recent camp held in March in Sydney was our biggest camp so far, with 36 school-aged teens attending along with 10 Allergy 250K peer mentors. We managed 66 different food allergies over the weekend with a limited onsite kitchen and working with an external caterer. Our peer mentors joined us a day earlier to connect with each other and help set...

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National Allergy Council Advisory Committee meeting

21 February 2024:  The National Allergy Council Advisory Committee met in person last week to discuss all of the National Allergy Council projects. The Advisory Committee is comprised of our project co-leads who provide guidance to our individual projects. The Advisory Committee also has a representative from the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) which helps...

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Transition from paediatric to adult allergy services

21 February 2024:  Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the Shared Care for Allergy conversations last year about how to improve access to allergy care. Stay tuned for the release of an implementation roadmap that outlines the key activities that will be progressed as part of this project.Part of improving access to care is making sure that people continue to...

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