The girl's mother accuses the food industry of treating allergy training as a "tick box exercise". Max, 17, is calling on ministers to back a law for allergen information to be published on menus.
For people with food allergies, dining out can be stressful ... be "incredibly patchy" and that written information, rigorous training and clear systems are vital. "If you have good systems ...
The first, allergen avoidance by patients, is difficult to achieve effectively, and it is a permanent impediment. Failure of avoidance can be life-threatening, especially for food-allergic ...
There are estimated to be over 2 million people living with a diagnosed food allergy in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency. The rise in allergies over recent decades has been particula ...