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Study examines peanut allergy treatment for children

The younger that children with a peanut allergy are when exposed to controlled doses, the more effective the treatment may be at building a tolerance, research suggests. After two-and-a-half years, the majority of young children given the peanut ...

21 Jan 2022 at 00:55

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 range of dips, ...

21 Oct 2024 at 03:25

Programmer with peanut allergy ‘asked if he was going to die after eating pizza’

A computer programmer with a peanut allergy, who ate a slice of pizza he ordered via Deliveroo, asked paramedics if he was going to die before passing out, an inquest has been told. James Atkinson, 23, ordered a chicken tikka masala pizza, ...

08 Jan 2024 at 17:13

Feeding babies peanuts protects from allergy into adolescence, study finds

Regularly feeding children peanuts from infancy until the age of five reduced the rate of peanut allergy by 71%, a study has found. Researchers from King’s College London found that introducing peanuts into babies’ diets early achieved ...

28 May 2024 at 15:02

Peanut allergy sufferers warned again to avoid mustard after contamination scare

People with a peanut allergy should continue to avoid eating products containing mustard as investigations are still underway to try and find the contaminated products, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stressed. The agency issued ...

22 Sept 2024 at 12:22

We want to meet delivery bosses, say family of man who died after eating pizza

The family of a man who died from a severe allergic reaction after he ate a slice of pizza which contained nuts have asked to meet the bosses of the UK’s three main takeaway apps to discuss consumer safety and potentially save ...

15 Jan 2024 at 16:21

Man died from peanut reaction after ordering pizza via Deliveroo, inquest hears

A 23-year-old with a peanut allergy who ate a slice of a pizza he had ordered via Deliveroo told paramedics he was about to die before he fell profoundly unconscious, an inquest has heard. Computer programmer James Atkinson ...

08 Jan 2024 at 13:44

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North American farmers honour Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz with corn mazes

Visitors to corn mazes across North America are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks – Snoopy. More than 80 farms in the US and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create ...

07 Aug 2024 at 16:05

Peanut allergies may fall by 77% if babies weaned early on products – scientists

Peanut allergy incidences could plummet by 77% if products containing the nutrient were part of babies’ diets at four to six months of age, scientists have said. Researchers in the UK have said they have identified a ...

17 Mar 2023 at 13:48

Restaurant manager gives evidence at inquest into death of nut allergy sufferer

The manager of a restaurant which supplied a nut allergy sufferer with a takeaway chicken tikka masala pizza containing peanuts has told his inquest that it was up to customers to inform staff if they had the ...

12 Jan 2024 at 13:25

A peanut a day could keep allergy at bay, academics find

A man with a life-threatening peanut allergy is living a near-normal life after taking part in a “life-changing” study which gradually saw him exposed to nuts. Richard Lassiter’s allergy is so severe that he ...

24 Apr 2025 at 00:01

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ALERT: Consumers with peanut allergies warned not to eat any products containing mustard

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is advising consumers across Ireland that it has been notified by the Food Standards Agency in the UK that batches of mustard powder and mustard flour imported to the UK ...

20 Sept 2024 at 18:06

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