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Hamilton, ON (May 5, 2021) - Schools and child care centres should train staff on food allergies and have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis, but new guidelines do not recommend food bans.
The recommendations come from an international team, led by McMaster University, which has developed practice guidelines for the prevention and management of allergic reactions to food at child care centres and schools. The guidelines were published today in the
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The management of food allergy is a sensitive topic, said Susan Waserman, chair of the guidelines panel, an allergist and professor of medicine at McMaster University.