Britain ‘is the laughing stock of Europe’ for its neglect of allergy cures

‘is the laughing stock of Europe’ for its neglect of allergy cures - Times Online: "In parts of the developing world where groundnuts were used in a “soup” for weaning babies, there had not been the explosion in the number of people allergic to peanuts, she said."

This type of thinking tends to suggest that Britain is on the ball and not silly at all. It is true that we get research information, then we get directives and the truth is, we may have been given illogical conclusions and we need to be quite clear about what we are saying and what we advise. South Australia is well known for its allergies. Everyone here has allergies and we deal with them routinely. We have had great support from the Asthma Foundation. We get plenty of advice about anaphylactic reactions and our foods are clearly labelled .People are wise to it. Our main culprits are peanuts and seafood. We suffer from hayfever and climate change has served to worsen it. Our allergies have been worse the last two years and bush fires have increased our susceptibility further. We are familiar with allergy causing foods. I think we, as a community, have been keen to get it right. We have had a lot of help from Government and health organisations. Our magazines and newspapers regularly give us information. It is about action. It's also about research and what that might mean in practice. Considering the implications of research is an important part of helping people to manage routinely and I think that is the crux of the issue.