National Allergy Council

11/11/2025

Exciting Announcement: We have redesigned our Allergy Aware website! 🎉

It has a new, improved, modern look and delivers an enhanced user experience. We have updated the layout to make information easier to find ✨

This website is a resource hub with evidence-based, best practice resources to manage food allergies. It is for people working in schools, children’s education and care services and camps, as well as parents, health professionals and students.

It features resources created by the National Allergy Council, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia.

Explore the new website today ➡️ https://loom.ly/DmOeNA8

05/11/2025

The latest Shared Care for Allergy Bulletin is out now! Read about the latest progress that has been made to help improve access to quality allergy care ➡️ https://loom.ly/Xx7tKc4

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04/11/2025

Do you know why some foods have Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) statements? 🤔🥫

Food manufacturers use PAL (‘may contain’) statements to tell you about the risk of cross contamination of food allergens from one product to another. This can happen even if they have cleaned or flushed the equipment in between the different products. Cleaning can’t always remove all of the product and some food allergens can be left behind.

To learn more watch our NEW video ➡️ https://loom.ly/KsEvRrg

The National Allergy Council receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to provide these evidence-based, best practice resources.

03/11/2025

It was great to be in Canberra again last week to meet and discuss the importance of allergic disease.

The National Allergy Council (the partnership between Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia and Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy) and the National Allergy Centre of Excellence spent the day advocating for improved allergy care in Canberra yesterday.

After attending The Pharmacy Guild of Australia breakfast where the Hon Rebecca White ((Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women) spoke to improved health outcomes for Australians, we met with the Hon Jason Clare's (Minister for Education) office and then with the Hon Rebecca White’s chief of staff and finally, Food Standards Australia New Zealand. It was a great day of advocacy and strategy discussion with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellbeing of people with allergic disease.

Representatives include Tenaya Jamieson, Dr Sandra Vale, Dr Melanie Wong, Professor Kirsten Perrett and Maria Said AM.

03/11/2025

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia are hosting a webinar on Our current understanding of the psychological impact of food allergy on Tuesday 11 November. For more details and to register see below 👇

Join us for a free webinar on the psychological impact of food allergy 🧠 Globally recognised leader in this field, Professor Rebecca Knibb, will present the latest research on this important topic and answer your questions in a live Q&A.

Register here: https://loom.ly/pKw7-9o

24/10/2025

Yesterday Professor Dominic Mallon presented on behalf of the National Allergy Council at the Rural Medicine Australia - RMA Conference in Boorloo (Perth). His presentation, From Isolation to Collaboration: Clinical Knowledge Exchange in Allergy Care covered three current approaches that link rural doctors with allergy specialists. Our Shared Care for Allergy program aims to ensure more timely access to care, especially for patients in regional, rural and remote areas. Learn more: https://loom.ly/oI4co88

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)

21/10/2025

Need family friendly recipe ideas to keep the common allergy causing foods in your family’s diet? 🍽️😋

Download our FREE Nip allergies in the Bub recipe booklet today ➡️ https://loom.ly/S2oduxw

The National Allergy Council receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to provide these evidence-based, best practice resources.

14/10/2025

Do you work in schools? Is your school allergy aware? 🎒💛

An allergy aware approach is recommended in the National Allergy Council’s Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in schools. An allergy aware approach involves sharing information with everyone so they know what they can do to help keep children with allergies safe.

Download the Allergy aware poster for schools ➡️ https://loom.ly/bpwlfj8

The National Allergy Council receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to provide these evidence-based, best practice resources.

24/09/2025

Our latest newsletter is out now! Check your inbox to read all the exciting program updates.

You can also read the featured article on our Latest News page 🔗 https://loom.ly/UzekUO8

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18/09/2025

Need recipe ideas to introduce the common allergy causing foods into your 10 to 12 month old baby’s diet? 🍽️😋

Download our FREE Nip allergies in the Bub recipe booklet today ➡️ https://loom.ly/S2oduxw

The National Allergy Council receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to provide these evidence-based, best practice resources.

16/09/2025

Need more training in managing food allergies in long day care?

Final days to register for the free online showcase of the new evidence-based online training modules to help cooks and chefs working in children’s education and care to provide meals for children with allergies and dietary requirements. These training modules were developed as a partnership between the National Allergy Council, National Nutrition Foundation and Healthy Eating Advisory Service.

🔗 Register now: https://loom.ly/H2m0QJk

This training is a companion to the National Allergy Council’s All about Allergens online food allergen management training for children’s education and care.

🔗 Complete our free short course: https://loom.ly/ZMK3IAo

03/09/2025

This week we are presenting and exhibiting at the 35th Annual ASCIA conference in Brisbane.

Today, we had the opportunity to update ASCIA conference delegates about National Allergy Council program outcomes. Dr Michael O’Sullivan, ASCIA president, presented a summary of the Deloitte Costly Reactions: The economic and social cost of allergic disease in Australia report. We also shared important updates about our shared care, food allergy prevention, schools and children’s education and care, and antibiotic allergy programs. Our program co-leads representing Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia joined the Q&A panel discussion.

Learn more about this conference ➡️ https://ascia2025.com/