The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.

Legislation recently passed in Montgomery County, Maryland, mandating that all restaurant shifts include at least one allergy safety-trained employee has had its share of both positive and negative ...

New guidance will require allergy awareness training for staff and spare adrenaline pens in schools. Campaigners say the move ...

Schools will be required to stock allergy pens as part of new requirements aiming to save lives and reduce absence due to ...

On Jan. 23, Senate Bill (S 409) was introduced in Maryland that mandates all commercial kitchens to have allergy awareness training. If passed, establishments must have one employee on the premise at ...

Food allergy advocates are heading to the Capitol Friday to raise awareness of food allergies as a serious public health issue and gain support for legislation that would require food allergy training ...

The parents of Benedict Blythe said their son might "still be alive" if these changes had been in place when he started school.

There’s a long list of food items with the potential for causing allergic reactions. While it is true that some allergic reactions, such as hives or a stomach ache, may only seem to be an annoyance, ...

Proposals would require schools to stock adrenaline injectors, train staff and implement allergy policies, strengthening ...

The government is proposing major new protections for children with allergies, including a requirement for schools to stock life-saving adrenaline auto-injectors (allergy pens) for the first time.

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