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

Recent Product Alerts

Undeclared Gluten

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.

The full details are available at the link below

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

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Mars Ireland has asked us to display the following notice

Undeclared Milk in Packs of  “My Dolmio Tomato & Basil Sauce Squeeze Me” Due to a Packaging Error.

Date: 19.12.2011               Allergen Alert: 2011.A20

Allergen: Milk.

Product identification: My Dolmio Tomato & Basil Squeeze Me; pack size: 2x65g; all batches; all best before dates.

Summary: The implicated sauce may be unsafe for those consumers who are allergic or intolerant to milk or its constituents

Read the full details here

Notice from Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has removed 12 Garlic & Coriander Butterfly Prawns form sale.  This product should not be eaten by people with Dairy Allergy, as the product contains butter that is not stated in the Allergy Information panel.  (The presence of butter is correctly declared in the ingredients list and also given as part of the product description on front of pack however).

Read the full details 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.

Support Group Meetings

Anaphylaxis Ireland Support Group Meetings will take place in Galway and Cork  on the dates below

• Support Group Meeting:  Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Galway, October 15^th  2011  ( 2pm to 4pm)
• Support Group Meeting:  Radisson Hotel, Cork, 15^th November  2011 (7.30pm to 9.30pm)