Be a part of our efforts with the federal government in advocating for our Nationwide Meals Allergy Motion Plan. Get an replace on entry to oral immunotherapy (OIT) in Ontario and browse in regards to the formal submitting to have neffy® epinephrine nasal spray in Canada. Plus, study in regards to the outcomes of a 3-year examine on the peanut patch in toddlers and uncover new analysis on panel meals testing for diagnosing meals allergy and browse the Canadian Society of Allergy and Medical Immunology’s (CSACI) suggestions on panel meals testing for diagnosing meals allergy. Take a look at our mythbuster on pores and skin prick exams.
Advocacy: Parliament is prorogued, however our advocacy with authorities continues – be a part of us in our efforts

Since our October go to to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, we’ve got superior consciousness and help for the Nationwide Meals Allergy Motion Plan by participating with Senators and the Minister of Well being’s workplace.
Whereas formal parliamentary enterprise is paused till March, MPs stay energetic of their native ridings. As a federal election could also be introduced within the coming months, we’re aiming to attach with present and potential MPs and we’d like your assist!
Fascinated about supporting our advocacy efforts and assembly with celebration candidates in your driving to assist #MakeFoodAllergyCount? Contact us at data@foodallergycanada.ca and use the topic line “Advocacy”.
Advocacy: ARS Pharma recordsdata for approval of neffy® in Canada

ARS Pharmaceutical has filed for approval of neffy®, epinephrine nasal spray, with a 2mg dose in Canada, on behalf of its licensing associate ALK. This dose is for treating anaphylaxis in adults and youngsters weighing 30kg (66lbs) or better. In November 2024, ARS Pharma introduced a licensing settlement offering ALK with unique rights to distribute neffy® in Canada.
neffy® is the primary epinephrine product permitted by the FDA for the remedy of anaphylaxis that isn’t administered by injection.
We have now been advocating with authorities and the pharmaceutical firms to make sure Canadians have well timed entry to this machine, and a couple of remedy choice. We’ll hold you up to date as we study extra.
Advocacy: Oral immunotherapy (OIT) resumes in Ontario

Final yr in Ontario, many individuals who have been at present in oral immunotherapy (OIT) remedy indicated that their allergist paused remedy citing points associated to provincial billing. As a result of there was a urgent subject in Ontario, we targeted our efforts for entry in that province.
After a number of months of ongoing discussions with the Ministry of Well being in Ontario and Canadian allergists, we’re completely happy to report that though the discussions on provincial billing are ongoing, lots of the allergists who beforehand supplied OIT have resumed offering this service to their sufferers. Should you or your baby have been enrolled in OIT or have been contemplating this feature along with your allergist, we advocate contacting them instantly to verify the present availability of this remedy.
We acknowledge that the previous few months have been a difficult time for these present process OIT remedy and we heard your considerations. Our ongoing advocacy efforts centered on restoring entry and securing extra help for these in want throughout Ontario. Thanks for many who shared their tales with us. We respect your ongoing engagement and can present extra updates as they grow to be out there within the coming months.
We stay dedicated to being your voice and persevering with to advocate for entry to inexpensive remedy choices that may enhance the security and high quality of life for Canadians of all ages.
Analysis: DBV Applied sciences broadcasts optimistic 3-year outcomes with VIASKIN® Peanut patch in toddlers

The VIASKIN® Peanut patch is an epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) remedy the place a patch containing a meals allergen (on this case peanut) is utilized to the pores and skin. DBV has introduced information from their EPITOPE Section 3 OLE examine demonstrates continued enchancment within the remedy good thing about VIASKIN® Peanut patch in toddlers aged 1-3 years via 36 months.
At the moment, EPIT is barely out there via analysis research. We’ll hold you up to date on new developments within the meals allergy remedy panorama. As new remedy choices emerge, we are going to proceed working arduous to make sure Canadians have entry and selection in tips on how to handle their meals allergy.
Analysis: Essential considerations and advisable practices for the usage of panel meals testing for diagnosing meals allergy

The misdiagnosis of meals allergy stays problematic. In November 2024, the Canadian Society of Allergy and Medical Immunology (CSACI) issued a place assertion on panel testing for meals allergy with these considerations:
- Panel meals exams haven’t been adequately validated as screening exams and carry a substantial false optimistic fee.
- The ensuing false diagnoses result in pointless dietary restrictions, elevated healthcare prices, and vital psychosocial misery for sufferers and their households.
An infographic has been developed to help affected person and doctor schooling and concludes with the advice: don’t panel take a look at for meals allergy.
Learn the total assertion for extra data on panel meals testing, together with potential hurt and advantages, options to this kind of testing, and proposals. You may as well evaluation analysis that was introduced on the 2023 American Academy of Allergy, Bronchial asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) convention on the pointless use of panel testing.
Mythbuster: Is it true that the upper the results of the pores and skin prick take a look at, the extra allergic you’re?
Folks usually assume that a big pores and skin response in response to a pores and skin prick take a look at (additionally referred to as a scratch take a look at) or a excessive numerical worth of the sIgE (particular IgE) blood take a look at (referred to prior to now as a RAST) signifies that a person is extra allergic to the substance than if the response and rating are smaller.

This isn’t essentially true. Whereas the pores and skin prick take a look at checks for rapid allergic reactions, and the blood take a look at appears for particular IgE to a given meals or different substance to diagnose allergy, the outcomes alone don’t essentially correlate with the severity of a response to a given allergen. For instance, the results of a small crimson bump (or wheal) to a pores and skin prick take a look at for peanut doesn’t essentially suggest that an allergic response shall be gentle.
Furthermore, pores and skin and blood exams carry some extent of danger of false positives or negatives. Your allergist will work with you to verify or rule out an allergy, based mostly on take a look at outcomes and a medical historical past of the signs. Ask your allergist what your take a look at outcomes imply, and what meals it’s best to keep away from.
Further sources
This one-page sheet outlines how meals allergy is identified.
This webinar evaluations how meals allergy is identified, how the outcomes are interpreted, and the position of an oral meals problem.
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Tags: analysis, mythbuster, neffy, Oral Immunotherapy, panel meals testing, Viaskin Peanut patch
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