11 June 2024:  The Food Allergy Aware website has been updated with a fresh new look and feel and now incorporates all the information from our Food Allergy Education website. The Food Allergy Aware website is a hub for information and resources by the National Allergy Council, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia and ASCIA to help manage food allergy, for people living...

26 May 2024:  Each year Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia hosts Food Allergy Week to raise awareness about food allergies. This year’s theme is ‘When eating out: Always ask, Always tell’ which is a reminder to people working in food service to always ask customers about food allergies and also a reminder to people with food allergies to always tell wait staff about...

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...

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...