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Anaphylaxis Canada has joined forces with other groups to
urge Prime Minister Harper to pass food labelling legislation.
As you know, this issue has been stalled for years. We have
provided for your reference a letter to the Prime Minster
which was sent by all of the allergy associations in Canada
and the Canadian Celiac Association. You can also see the
PowerPoint presentation we made as a delegation to Health
Minister Tony Clement’s senior staff in April 2007.
With your letters and personal stories, we can make a difference
in keeping this issue “top of mind”. We are also
working with Allergic Living magazine in a letter writing
campaign. Go to their website – www.allergicliving.com
– and click on the box Food Allergen Label Law –
where you can submit a letter to the Prime Minister. Together,
we can make a difference in keeping this food labelling issue
“top of mind”.
Presentation given to Health Canada
Food Labelling Presentation April 11/07
Letter to Prime Minister from Associations
Letter to Prime Minister
June 11/08
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| Results from the
Anaphylaxis Canada Survey.
Click here.
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Would you like better
food labelling?
Help us pass new legislation. Write to Health Canada.
Make your voice heard. We need your help to urge
Health Canada to pass amendments to Canada's Food and
Drug Regulations. The amendents are intended to
make allergen labelling on foods clearer and more complete.
For more information about the amendments and where
to send your letter, click on the PDF file; food_labelling.pdf
Sample letter
in MS Word
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SABRINA’S LAW
On January 1, 2006, it became law for all school boards
in Ontario to have standards in place to protect children
at risk for anaphylaxis.
Bill 3: An Act to protect anaphylactic pupils (“Sabrina’s
Law”) requires schools to reduce the risks of causative
allergens, identify children with life-threatening allergies,
establish emergency measures to treat a reaction, provide
regular staff training in the use of epinephrine, and
ensure school-wide communication of the standards.
For more details please go to
Bill
3 - Sabrina's Law
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NEW ANAPHYLAXIS GUIDELINES
The guidelines provide key recommendations for the management
and treatment of anaphylaxis in the community and include
user-friendly tools and resources in non-medical terminology
for people at risk, parents, educators and caregivers.
They were developed by five non-profit allergy organizations:
• Allergy / Asthma Information Association
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Anaphylaxis Canada (project lead)
• Association
québécoise des allergies alimentaires
• Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation
• Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
A print/hard copy is available through our product
catalogue for $15 (plus S&H). Proceeds
help fund educational services and resources for anaphylaxis.
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ANAPHYLAXIS RESOURCE KITS
In January 2006, Anaphylaxis Resource Kits were sent
to all school boards and publicly funded schools in
the province by Deputy Minister Ben Levin (approx. 4,800
kits). The kits, developed by Anaphylaxis Canada
and the Ontario Ministry of Education, include a copy
of the new anaphylaxis guidelines, awareness and emergency
response procedure posters and epinephrine auto-injector
training devices. The same kits were sent to all 36
public health units by Dr. Sheela Basrur, Chief Medical
Officer of Health in order to “support consistency
between health and education”.
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E-WORKSHOP
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ANAPHYLAXIS ON-LINE LEARNING
MODULE
The Ontario Ministry of Education partnered with TVOntario
and Anaphylaxis Canada to create a web-based e-learning
module that school boards, principals, teachers and
other school staff can access to learn more about anaphylaxis
so they can act in accordance with Sabrina’s Law.
This resource, which is available in English and French,
is available to the general public.
Content for the website is based on Anaphylaxis in Schools
& Other Settings.
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/anaphylaxis
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ALLERGY SAFE COMMUNITIES
Based on the anaphylaxis guidelines, this new website
has been designed to help people access information
and resources for managing anaphylaxis. This is a “communal
website” developed in collaboration by the five
allergy associations which developed Anaphylaxis in
Schools & Other Settings.
http://www.allergysafecommunities.ca
http://www.securite-allergie.ca
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ANAPHYLAXIS CANADA REGISTRY
The Canadian Anaphylaxis Registry is a free information
service provided by Anaphylaxis Canada. Individuals
with life-threatening allergies can sign up to receive
information that will help keep them safe: food and
product updates, management tips, and research updates.
General data will be used to support advocacy initiatives
in schools, food industry, and medical community. Sign
up on-line today!
http://www.anaphylaxis.ca/content/difference/join_registry.asp
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- Anaphylaxis Canada, 2005 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 800,
Toronto, Ontario M2J 5B4,
Fax: 416-785-0458 or info@anaphylaxis.ca
Last date modified on Thursday, June 12, 2008
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To look at me, I am a perfectly normal kid. I enjoy rock climbing, horseback riding and I play the drums, but I suffer from anaphylaxis.
This is a life-threatening allergic reaction. In my case it is an allergy to nuts, seeds and coconut.
I'd like everybody who reads this to take allergies seriously. Any kid who has trouble coping should just remember that we're all special and that my allergies don't stop me from participating and enjoying life.
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Anaphylaxis (anna - fill -axis) is a serious allergic reaction. It can be life-threatening. Food is the most common cause of anaphylaxis, but insect stings, medicine, latex, or exercise can also cause a reaction. The commonest food allergens are peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, egg and milk products.
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