This small business offers the cutest selection of personalized Tags, Badges, Stickers and Epi Pen Bag Cards, to help keep your little ones safe and ensuring others aware of their allergies. Their products are hand made with love by Michelle, who's son has an Egg allergy. The products are beautifully crafted, clearly labelling allergens but in a subtle child friendly way.
My children's bags have the Tags and Badges on, making me feel at ease knowing people around them can clearly see my child is extra special. Pen Pals are a great way to make others aware without have glaring red products attached to every day item.
Find their fab products at - https://www.allergypenpals.co.uk/
Allergy UK is a Nationwide Charity with a website packed full of allergy information. They have featured stories of other families experiences with allergies and keep you up to date with their latest fundraisers. Their mission, is to raise allergy awareness, making sure allergies are taken seriously. Check out their campaign.
Their website also hosts a live chat service for any questions you may have and they also have a helpline, they offer a Dietician services for 0-5 year olds, have translation cards for when your travelling with an allergy, you can also sign up to allergy alerts and more. Really useful and worth supporting.
You can find out more on their website here - https://www.allergyuk.org/
Anaphylaxis UK is a UK based charity that has been running for 30 years. They offer so many tools to help guide you through the allergy world, with Fact sheets, Allergy Alerts, Offer Training courses and much more.
When I received my childs Anaphylaxis diagnosis, this was one the first informative sites I came across. It has helped educate me on allergies and ways to help my children live with allergies (and my family). They offer evidence based information and participate in active research, helping others to understand more about allergies, you can sign up to allergy alerts, receive a monthly newsletter.
Definitely check them out, at - https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/
This Charity is AMAZING! And holds a sacred place in my heart. They helped me with my allergy breastfeeding journey for both my little ones, through their lactation specialists.
The work these ladies do is life changing, with skilled practitioners, they cover an array of support areas from Breastfeeding, Peer support and Listening services, in a compassionate but empowering way. Supporting families in West Kent they offer Face to Face services as well as on Zoom; their team support over 1,000 families a year offering such an invaluable service.
Please offer your support to them as they support you and our community, or if you could use their support visit them at - https://www.babyumbrella.org.uk/
With an array of awards under their belt Creative Nature offer delicious baking mixes, ingredients and treats, being able to boast all products being Free from the top 14 allergens!
Founder Julianne Ponan suffers from a Nut allergy, therefore understands the importance of having no 'may contains' on product labels for allergy sufferers. She has many fab recipes alongside her products, as well as her own blog with allergy news. And getting even better all products are packaged sustainably which is a bonus and great for the environment.
You can find Creative Nature direct or in Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado, Amazon and even Tk Maxx. Sign up on and get 10% off your first order! - https://creativenaturesuperfoods.co.uk/
The Food Standards agency was not an organisation I expected could offer much help. However after doing my own research found them to be a really useful resource in the allergy world.
Not only do they offer general food standard information, updates and recalls, but they provide updates for specific allergens. You can sign up to alerts direct via SMS and email, by selecting the allergens you need alerting to you'll receive a message to those allergens undeclared in products, very handy indeed!
Get signed up ASAP, head to - https://www.food.gov.uk/
The UK's only Free From Food awards ensures all product entries are rigorously taste tested and have clear, compliant labelling. You can find all previous and current winners on the website which is brilliant as this ensures that all products are safe for their Free From sector (and taste great too).
They also offer a list of resources and recipes helpful to the public, but the list of brands are great to see meaning you can find new products for your own Free From journey.
You can sign up to their email updates and be one of the first to know about Events, Key dates and other great information they have to offer - https://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/
A great tip for receivers of Epi Pens is getting to know your Epi Pen provider, you can go direct to their website and get information on how to use their Pen, Safety information and to look at their FAQs.
Epi Pens website goes into detail about what Anaphylaxis is, information on their auto injectors, prescription information and a few other articles.
Find out more at - https://www.epipen.com/en
Equal Eats' vison is to allow everyone with allergies to have the freedom to go anywhere in the world and be able to feel safe no matter where they go to eat.
Their translation cards have been specially designed by a professional team of chefs, servers, parents, and people who have travelled with dietary restrictions, which gives you the piece of mind that your cards will break the language barrier ensuring you feel safe no matter which country you eat in.
You don't need to be travelling to have allergy cards, just like Chef cards I hand out at our Meet ups, they also have an array of free printable to use when you head to restaurants in English speaking places.
If you're planning on travelling and need translation cards definitely head to, plus sign up and get 10% off your fist order - https://equaleats.uk/
Growing up Milk, Free from 6 top allergens? Yes! New to the market, this powdered Milk formula is made from Coconut and Split Pea protein (please see full ingredient list). You can order single sachets or reseal pouches, all you need to do is add water and serve...so simple!
For children aged 12months - 4years, this is like a follow on Milk replacement. It contains Vitamin D, Protein, Calcium, as well as being fortified with even more goodies, all of which are really important for child development. The website has some debunked diet and nutrition childhood myths, from Dietician Lucy Upton, so you know what is what.
If you sign up on their website you can receive £5 off your first order - https://www.growwithiris.com/
I was prescribed a JEXT auto injector pen and found that their website is very informative of their product but offers so much more.
You can sign up to their alerts, to remind you when your Pen is due to be renewed and any product updates. You can order a tester Pen to help get the gist of auto injectors, give how to videos and even test your knowledge with a quiz.
The site even has options for users of different age groups, breaking down information on their allergies, so great for pre teen and teenage users, providing freedom of finding out their own information. They offer tips for traveling with an allergy as well as other topics covered.
Visit their website at - https://jext.co.uk/
Love Free From is an amazing Monthly Subscription box of at least 12 Gluten Free / Gluten & Dairy Free Items, it's a great way to try new Free From products hand selected by their team.
The Brand is family run and they have first hand experience with intolerances and allergies, so you know you are getting an exiting but loved filed box each month.
When I met them at the Allergy Show, they advised they also offer Nut Free boxes upon request, such a great idea, so why not check them out and get 10% off you first order. -https://www.lovefreefrom.co.uk/
Living with allergies not only has it's allergy struggle, but along the sidelines Eczema seems to lurk, so finding Obvs skincare was a god send! The founder Sian is amazing at what she does, formulating Organic Cruelty free Vegan skincare.
Her products are packed full of nourishing goodness, such as Organic Shea butter, Zinc Oxide (known for healing) and Safflower Oil (source of Omega 8). They are Nuts, Peanut and Soy Free too! With biodegradable packaging they are not only great for your skin but kind to the environment. Their Intensive Skin Recovery Cream is particularly great for Eczema flare ups, but when paired with the Organic Moisturiser, it calms the skin and nourishes those flaky patches making a dream team.
Don't just take our word, check out the testimonials and products for yourself. - https://obvs-skincare.co.uk/
*The amazing Sian is also giving our Supportees 15% off using code LITTLEALLERGY15*
Founder Kanika Nandurdikar has created Nihkan, an Eco Friendly brand, working alongside Agricultural and Food technologists to create and deliver natural, nutritious Gluten Free foods. It's clear to see that Nihkan want to provide good tasting nutrition without the expense of the planet.
Their website showcases an array of products, including mixes and flours, recipes for anyone looking for ideas, healthcare, resources and even their blog. All of which is fabulous, because having so many items and information all in one place is both great and efficient for allergy sufferers.
Sign up and receive 10% off your first purchase - https://nihkan.in/
Undoubtedly living with an allergy is hard enough, however the is a phycological toll it can take. Whether you are an allergy sufferer or a relative of someone with an allergy, you may find you live everyday with anxiety, depression, fear or just generally fed up with you situation.
Samaritans are an amazing service, they offer an ear to listen when you might not find it easy to reach out to another resource. They won't tell you what you should do, they simply listen and help to release the weight of your shoulders.
You can call them on 116 123 or reach out to them online at - https://www.samaritans.org/
For those living with a Nut allergy, missing out on Nut butters can be a pain. However Sunfly have created a Sunflower Seed butter which is packed in protein, healthy fats and minerals.
Available in several different flavors, such as salted and chocolate. But the best part? TOP 14 FREE!!! Which is fab news for all allergy sufferers meaning you can get the health benefits of Sunflower Seeds and eat it as a spread. And an additional bonus, they have a low emissions production.
I cannot wait to see these guys selling in a larger market and online.
View their products online - https://shopsunfly.com/collections/sunflower-seed-butter
This amazing show hosts an array of Organisations & Brands show casing their products and support. With a stage full of Key speakers it is a haven for any person with Allergies to sample food and find products and brands that will impact their daily life.
I personally believe attending a show such as this really help the loneliness to melt away (especially for children) and seeing so many families at this event reflects how many people are affected by allergies. With so much going on and to do, you can make a full day or even weekend of exploring all things allergy.
Check them out and their future events - https://allergyshow.co.uk/
Named after Benedict, a sweet, bright, young boy who terribly passed away in 2021 after an Anaphylactic reaction in school - you may remember him from the news coverage (I do). His family set up The Benedict Blythe Foundation and believes children should have their unique talents nurtured and grown in safe settings.
Their mission is to fund local and national innovative projects by designing resources and education alongside their partners in education, government, health and research to aid delivery of impactful projects. The aim is for schools to provide safe environments for children and for staff to have feel confident on allergy management and have sufficient training.
Find out more, join the movement or Donate online - https://www.benedictblythe.com/
With current research and ground breaking Clinical Trials The Natasha Foundation has been making waves through the UK. Sadly and horrifically after Natasha consumed baguette with undisclosed sesame seeds on an airline, she passed away with no way of receiving sufficient medical care, her family founded The Natasha Foundation and ever since have such an significant impact on the allergy community.
They created Natasha's Law, requiring clear food labelling in the UK. They have been campaigning to implement an Allergy Tsar in parliament, have Medical Bursaries, allergy information/facts and much more.
Become part of Natasha's Army or Donate online -https://www.narf.org.uk/
The Sadie Bristow Foundation is a family founded foundation. After the tragic death of their daughter Sadie, from Anaphylaxis, her family wanted to raise allergy awareness and created a Legacy for Sadie.
Their aim is to improve access to specialist allergy nurses, whilst spreading awareness and knowledge around how severe allergies are. They hold their own support groups offering talks from Allergy Specialists, give advice to parents and hold online events utilizing professional resources.
The work they do is incredible, visit their website and see for yourself the amazing work they are doing to continue Sadie's legacy and inspire children to discover their true talent through sports.
Support or Donate online - https://www.sadiebristowfoundation.org.uk/
Founded by Dr Uche Okorji-Obike, Scientist and Allergy mum. Tots 2 Teens is a health coaching consultancy, aimed at supporting children and families living with allergies, they provide resource help in allergy management.
They have courses and books available on their webpage, to help with understanding allergies, as well as providing nutritional guiding and product navigations. Dr Uche Okorji-Obike spoke at the 2024 Allergy Free From show, with such incredible knowledge and insight, offering invaluable allergy help.
You can sign up to their Newsletters - https://www.tots2teensallergies.com/
What 3 Words, is definitely a useful app to have on your phone in general, but especially if you have a child who needs emergency services when having a reaction!
This app provides a precise location using 3 words per every 3 metres squared, which you can use to communicate your precise location to emergency services. Even more Handy to have if you are in an unfamiliar location. The app can work off your location, save locations such as home and you can even navigate to precise locations using the 3 words.
Find more info or download the app at - https://what3words.com/pretty.needed.chill