LoginOpinion: Recipes for disaster
There is still much to be done to make deaths from allergies a thing of the past
Posted 08 July 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Food and Drink|National
OPINION: Every fatal allergic reaction represents a preventable tragedy. Using food allergen safety as its focus, this opinion piece argues that robust labelling, responsible food businesses and determined enforcement remain essential to protecting lives and preventing avoidable disasters.
Anaphylactic reactions are cruel, and can render us powerless. In a few seconds you can lose someone who is otherwise in good health to an allergy they didn’t know about, or couldn’t defend against.
While our understanding of allergens and their effects is growing, the number of fatalities from food allergens, when compared to something like road traffic accidents, is still comparatively ...
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