Food allergy

Here’s why and how the NACE is working to centralise food allergy research and translation of evidence into practice.

Allergy reality

• There is no available treatment for food allergies and management relies on strict avoidance of allergens.
• One in 10 Australian infants has a food allergy.
• Hospital admissions due to severe and life-threatening allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, are increasing.
• The five most common food allergens are: egg, peanut, tree nuts, cow’s milk and sesame but any food can cause an allergic reaction.

More evidence on safety, efficacy and long-term outcomes is urgently needed before emerging therapies are implemented into practice. One of our priorities was to establish a Clinical Trials Network to help streamline and fast-track the start-up of national allergy trials.

The Clinical Trials Network helps give Australian families living with allergies faster access to emerging prevention and treatment options - many which are already under investigation overseas.

The food allergy trials currently recruiting and underway across Australia are listed on the NACE Allergy Studies Directory. To receive email alerts when new studies are listed, join the NACE mailing list.