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Warmer weather may wreak havoc with hay fever symptoms, survey suggests

While some people will welcome the warmer weather, for others the unusual temperatures will wreak havoc with their hay fever symptoms. Experts are warning that rising temperatures may cause tree pollen levels to spike across the UK. According to the ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Pret sandwich linked to fatal allergic reaction contained milk, expert says

A chemist who analysed a Pret a Manger sandwich believed to have triggered a dairy allergy in a 42-year-old woman says he believes the product contained milk, despite the level being too low to measure with any degree of accuracy. Celia Marsh went ...

08 Sept 2022 at 17:33

Prince of Wales to host global symposium on allergies

The Prince of Wales will meet the parents of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a Pret baguette as he hosts a global symposium on allergies. Scientists from around the world have travelled to Dumfries House in Ayrshire for the ...

07 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Coroner makes recommendations following allergy sufferer’s death

A coroner has called for a robust system of recording serious cases of anaphylactic shock following the death of a woman who died after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich. Celia Marsh, 42, who had an acute dairy allergy, ate a super veg vegan ...

05 Dec 2022 at 12:19

Food Standards Agency backs call to make allergy information compulsory on menus

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has backed calls for “Owen’s Law”, which would force restaurants to publish allergy information on their menus. Owen Carey, 18, died from an allergic reaction after being given a buttermilk-coated grilled ...

15 Dec 2023 at 10:23

‘Nothing off the table’ over calls to improve allergy labelling in restaurants

Calls to improve allergy labelling in restaurants are being considered and “nothing is off the table”, according to a health minister. Neil O’Brien added the Government will also “look closely” at proposals for a national allergy tsar. ...

15 May 2023 at 19:43

Life

How to pollen-proof your home with allergy season in full swing

While some of us welcome beautiful buds on trees, others approach springtime with trepidation. Kicking off with tree-pollen season – now in full swing – mother nature then turns her hand to grass-pollen season from mid-May; with ...

19 Mar 2024 at 11:57

Spice products recalled over fears of undeclared peanut traces

More than 20 spice products have been recalled over fears they may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label, the Food Standards Authority (FSA) has revealed. The full list of foods produced by FGS Ingredients Ltd includes a ...

21 Oct 2024 at 03:25

Health & Wellbeing

Why won’t my eye stop watering? Yes – it could be early hay fever

If you have an eye that just won’t quit watering, you may be desperately trying to work out what is wrong and how to make it stop. With spring around the corner, hay fever may be your first thought – despite the fact warmer ...

24 Feb 2023 at 09:30

Hospital admissions for life-threatening allergic reactions ‘more than double’

The number of hospital admissions for life-threatening allergic reactions has more than doubled in the last 20 years, figures show. Data obtained by drugs regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ...

28 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Parents of man who died after eating pizza call for better allergen warnings

The parents of a 23-year-old man who died of a suspected severe allergic reaction after ordering a pizza are calling for better allergen displays to be put on takeaway boxes. James Atkinson died on July 10 2020 after ...

08 May 2022 at 13:55

Pret did not check ‘dairy free’ claims made by suppliers, inquest hears

Pret a Manger was not conducting its own checks on manufacturers supplying dairy-free products for its vegan ranges, an inquest has heard. Avon Coroner’s Court is investigating the death of Celia Marsh, who suffered ...

07 Sept 2022 at 19:30

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