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Educate those around you
- Educate family (including siblings, cousins, grandparents), friends and babysitters.
- Know what the food allergens are, how to avoid them and how to treat a reaction (including how to use an adrenaline injector)
- Consider purchasing an adrenaline injector trainer to allow you and family/friends to regularly practise
https://allergyfacts.org.au/shop/adrenaline-injector-trainers-and-resources
Reducing the risk
The strategies you choose to help manage the risk of an allergic reaction may change depending on the age and level of understanding of the person with food allergy.
Ingredient substitution tool
The ingredient substitution tool can be used to find alternative ingredients that can be used instead of the allergen containing ingredients. For example if the allergen you are avoiding is egg, you can use a commercial egg replacer or other alternatives such as baking powder and vinegar.
Content updated October 2021
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A food allergy education project supported by
The National Allergy Council is a progression of the National Allergy Strategy and remains a partnership between the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), as the leading medical and patient support organisations for allergy in Australia..
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This project received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.
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