2004 Initiatives
LABELING GOALS
Goal:
Ingredient labels will provide a reliable and consistent source of information for individuals who have food allergies.
Objectives:
Major allergens clearly declared on the ingredient label with no exemptions.
Simple language terms used on ingredient labels.
Limit the number of precautionary statements and define them in clear terms.
Encourage the development of criteria for the use of precautionary allergen statements to minimize their use, ensure that they won’t be used in place of good manufacturing practices, and that they always appear immediately following, or adjacent to, the ingredient declaration.
Improve communication between industry and the allergic community regarding product alerts.
ANAPHYLAXIS GOALS
Goal:
Prevent deaths from severe allergic reactions
Objectives:
Health Care Professionals better informed about severe allergic reactions.
Epinephrine (adrenaline) recognized and acknowledged as the first line treatment of potentially life-threatening allergic reactions.
Development of guidelines or consensus for who should be prescribed epinephrine (adrenaline).
Allergy patients provided with speedy referral and access to an allergy specialist.
If a patient is prescribed epinephrine (adrenaline), they are taught when and how to use it.
Annual contact with allergy specialist recommended for all patients who may be at risk for a life-threatening allergic reaction.
Better recording of diagnoses, reactions, and deaths by national collection systems.
RESEARCH GOALS
Goal:
Advance scientific understanding of issues affecting patients with, or at risk of developing, food allergy and anaphylaxis:
Cause and prevention
Management and treatment
Cure
Objectives:
Participate in the development of research studies on key global issues.
Develop studies to look at the psycho-social impact on patients and family.
Develop national databases on the epidemiology, and patient registries for each member country.