Fashion Evening Fundraiser

Fashion Fundraiser in Cork

Anaphylaxis Ireland is holding a fund raising evening of fashion, on Friday, 25^th of May in the Radisson Hotel, Little Island.  The evening will be hosted by Mahon Point style advisor, Dee Kelly Morgan and will include style makeovers and fashion advice on the latest trends.  There will also be an opportunity to meet our lifestyle and health exhibitors on the night and the evening will end with a fantastic prize raffle.

We’re hoping to see all our friends and supporters in Cork on the evening. This will be a relaxed fun filled evening and would be an ideal opportunity for a girls night out.

Tickets for the event are €10 and are available by contacting 0818 300 238

Coffee Morning in Wicklow

Please come & support us at our fundraising coffee morning on Wednesday, 25th April 2012 in Charlesland Golf Club, Greystones.  

We’re hoping to see all our local members and that you’ll bring all your friends.

Our last coffee morning in Wicklow was a great success and was an opportunity for new and old members to meet up and catch up on events, while raising vital funds.

Drop in between 9.30am & 12 noon for chat, “elevenses” & support our amazing raffle!! We would really appreciate seeing you, everyone is most welcome, hope you can come.

For more information contact fionakenna@anaphylaxisireland.ie

Latest Product Alerts

Latest Product Alerts

Celery                               30th March 2012

The Food Safety Authority published a new food allergen alert on the 30th of March entitled

“Inconsistent Celery Allergen Labelling on Supervalu and Centra Branded Italian Bolognese Ravioli”

Link to alert below:

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/celery_ravioli.html

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Peanut                             March 2012

The Food Safety Authority published a new food allergen alert on the 15th of March entitled

“Undeclared Peanuts in Polish Marshmallow Vanilla Confectionery”

Link to alert below:

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/marshmallow.html

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Milk                                10th February 2012

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland published a new food allergen alert on the 10th of February entitled

“Undeclared Milk in a Batch of “Suma Organic Pesto Alla Genovese with Basil”

Link to alert below: 

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/suma_organicpesto.html

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Wheat and Gluten        9th February 2012

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland published a new food allergen alert on the 9th of February entitled

“Undeclared Wheat and Gluten in a Batch of Weetabix Oatibix Bites Sultana and Apple.”

Link to alert below:

 http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/oatibix_wheat.html

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Undeclared Gluten         January 18th, 2012

The following food allergen alert was issued by the Food Safety Authority on January 18th, 2012

Undeclared Gluten in a Brand of ‘Sweet Corn Crisps’ from Poland.

Link to alert below:

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/gluten_sweetcorncrisps.html

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You can subscribe to receive email and/or SMS food allergy alerts from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland when an alert notification is issued.

To view details of recent food allergen alerts click on this link :   here

Fundraising Events

Spiddal Oscars 

Anaphylaxis Ireland will be one of the beneficiaries of a terrific fun event taking place in Spiddal, Co. Galway.

“Spiddal Oscars” will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 3 March 2012, in The Park Lodge Hotel, An Spidéal, Co Galway.  The aim of the night is to raise awareness & much needed funds.

The fun begins at 7.30pm with a walk on the red carpet before guests are escorted to a wine & cheese reception.  Supper in the ballroom is followed by the fun Oscar ceremony where “Oscars” will be awarded for best dressed, best costume & much, much more.  There will also be hundreds of Euro’s worth of raffle prizes.  Guests can then dance the night away to the tunes of a DJ.

For more information contact info@spiddaloscars.com or call Orla @ 087 2220432 / Jenny @ 087 2986484

Full details of the event are available here

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Donate

Anyone who would like to help us by fundraising, can now create an online fundraising webpage. This will allow friends and sponsors to make their payment online; no need for sponsorship cards!

You can setup your sponsorship profile by using the link below

www.mycharity.ie/charity/anaphylaxisireland.

Alternatively, anyone who would like to make a “once off” donation can just click on the link.

All support is welcomed.

Food Allergens & Labelling Survey

Earlier this year, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland published the results of a Food Allergens & Labelling Survey which they conducted.  The results of the survey  indicated that some 94% of foods with precautionary allergen labelling, did not contain detectable levels of the allergen referred to in the label.  To read more about this survey click here

Notice from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland

If you’re not happy with the standard of hygiene in a food business, you find that food isn’t fit to eat, or you are unhappy with a food label, you should make a complaint – either to the food business, or to the FSAI.  This includes situations where you feel a food contains an allergen that was not listed in the list of ingredients or on the label. You should be aware that it is not necessary to include a ‘contains…’ box on the label. The law requires that the allergens should be clearly indicated on the label and if it is clear from the list of ingredients that the allergen is present then that is sufficient. You may also notice statements like ‘Made in a factory where nuts are handled’ on the label of a food that does not itself contain nuts. The use of this sort of statement is discouraged by the FSAI, as manufacturers should endeavour to have good manufacturing practices in place that prevent the cross-contamination of non-allergen containing products by allergen containing products.  However, the use of this type of statement is not illegal.

To make a complaint to the FSAI you can:

• Call or email our Advice Line(1890 33 66 77; ) or , info@fsai.ie
• Complete our online complaint form at www.fsai.ie

Complaints about food businesses or products will be investigated by inspectors working on our behalf.  In order to investigate your complaint, we will ask you for your name and contact details so that the inspector can reach you if they need more information, and so that they can give you feedback on the investigation.  Your name and contact details will not be given to the food business.

If you are making a complaint about a food, it helps if you provide us with as much information as possible.  For example, where you bought the food, the manufacturer’s name and address, the best-before or use- by date and the batch code.

Information for Schools

As more and more children/young people are being diagnosed with a chronic health condition such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and anaphylaxis, teachers are faced with the challenge of supporting a student with these conditions in school. This can seem like a great responsibility and one teachers, principals, school staff and parents can be anxious about.

To address this need, the Asthma Society of Ireland, Diabetes Federation of Ireland, Brainwave – the Irish Epilepsy Association and Anaphylaxis Ireland came together to produce a resource pack ‘Managing Chronic Health Conditions at School’ to help teachers and parents to work together and provide a safe and enjoyable school environment for students with any one of these conditions.

This pack is a toolkit containing:

• Information on developing or updating your school’s guidelines on managing students with chronic health conditions
• Standardised Healthcare Plan and template forms/letters that can be adapted to meet your school’s information need for each student with a chronic condition
• Clear outline of parents, teachers and board of management  responsibilities to aid communication and expectations of all parties in managing a student with a chronic condition on a daily basis
• Practical information including an Emergency Plan on each condition for teachers and guidance on safe storage and safe disposal of medications at school

The resource pack and DVD’s were developed to support and enable teachers and parents to work together to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for students with a chronic condition as they go through school. Every school in Ireland will receive this resource pack in September 2011 and it is also available to download Managing Chronic Health Conditions at School or an Irish Version Ag Bainistiú Riochtaí Sláinte Ainsealacha ar Scoil.

Anaphylaxis Ireland & MyCharity.ie

Anyone who would like  to fundraise for us can now create an online fundraising webpage which allows people to sponsor them and make payments online.  You can setup your sponsorship profile by visiting www.mycharity.ie/charity/anaphylaxisireland.  Alternatively, you can just click on the link and make a “once off” donation to us if you wish. All support is welcomed.