Allergy UK explained

Founded Date:	1991^[1]
Location:	Crayford, United Kingdom
Revenue:	£1,650,535 ^[2]
Revenue Year:	2022
Staff:	23
Staff Year:	2022
Leader Title2:	Simone Miles, CEO
Key People:	Simone Miles, CEO^[3]
Homepage:	Official Website

Allergy UK, formally The British Allergy Foundation, is a British medical charity dedicated to helping adults and children with allergies. The charity was founded in 1991, and in 2002 the operational name of the charity became Allergy UK.^[4]

Approved Products

The charity, through its commercial arm Allergy Research Ltd, endorses products that "may help make life more comfortable for people living with allergy". Only products that meet the organisation's "scientific or clinical protocols" are given the "Allergy UK Seal of Approval".^[5] These products span many categories, from fabrics and flooring to cosmetics, detergents and electrical appliances.^[6]

National lobbying

Allergy UK is a founding member of the National Allergy Strategy Group,^[7] a coalition of charities, professional organisations and industry, that seeks to improve health services for people with allergies in the UK.

See also

• Allergy

Further reading

• Book: Great Britain Parliament - Health Committee. The Provision of Allergy Services: Sixth Report of Session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence. 2004. The Stationery Office. 978-0-215-02006-2. 1–.
• Book: T Dean. Food Intolerance and the Food Industry. 11 August 2000. Elsevier. 978-1-85573-634-4. 145–.

External links

• • • National Allergy Strategy Group

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-05-05 . 30 years of Allergy UK . 2023-08-03.
2. Web site: Charity overview, THE BRITISH ALLERGY FOUNDATION . 2023-08-03 . . en-GB.
3. Web site: 2023-05-05 . Meet the team, Allergy UK . 2023-08-03.
4. Web site: 2023-05-05 . About us, Allergy UK . 2023-08-03.
5. Web site: Corporate Partnership, Allergy UK . 2023-08-03.
6. Web site: Approved Products, Allergy UK . 2023-08-03.
7. Web site: National Allergy Strategy Group . 2010-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100128173703/http://www.nasguk.org/AboutUs_Aims.html . 2010-01-28 . dead .