Allergy UK
{{Short description|British medical charity}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| logo = Allergy_UK_logo.svg
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| founded_date = 1991{{cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=30 years of Allergy UK |url=https://www.allergyuk.org/about-us/30-years-of-allergy-uk/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}
| location = Crayford, {{postcode|DA|1}}
United Kingdom
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| revenue = £1,650,535 {{Cite web |title=Charity overview, THE BRITISH ALLERGY FOUNDATION
|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3994148 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Charity Commission |language=en-GB}}
| revenue_year = 2022
| volunteers =
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| staff_year = 2022
| leader_title2 = Simone Miles, CEO
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| key_people = Simone Miles, CEO{{cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Meet the team, Allergy UK |url=https://www.allergyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-team/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}
| homepage = [https://www.allergyuk.org/about-us/ Official Website]
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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.{{cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=About us, Allergy UK |url=https://www.allergyuk.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}
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".{{cite web |title=Corporate Partnership, Allergy UK |url=https://www.allergyuk.org/get-involved/working-with-allergy-uk/corporate-partnership/ |access-date=2023-08-03}} These products span many categories, from fabrics and flooring to cosmetics, detergents and electrical appliances.{{cite web |title=Approved Products, Allergy UK |url=https://www.allergyuk.org/our-services/allergyuk-products/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}
National lobbying
Allergy UK is a founding member of the National Allergy Strategy Group,{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasguk.org/AboutUs_Aims.html |title=National Allergy Strategy Group |access-date=2010-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128173703/http://www.nasguk.org/AboutUs_Aims.html |archive-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead }} a coalition of charities, professional organisations and industry, that seeks to improve health services for people with allergies in the UK.
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|author=Great Britain Parliament - Health Committee|title=The Provision of Allergy Services: Sixth Report of Session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4DQnigdEtRgC&pg=PA1|year=2004|publisher=The Stationery Office|isbn=978-0-215-02006-2|pages=1–}}
- {{cite book|author=T Dean|title=Food Intolerance and the Food Industry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5CkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA145|date=11 August 2000|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-1-85573-634-4|pages=145–}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.allergyuk.org}}
- {{EW charity|1094231}}
- [http://www.nasguk.org National Allergy Strategy Group]
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Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom
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