Allergy and Intolerance Prevalance in the UK
- Approximately 1-2% of adults in the UK have a food allergy and 5-8% of children (Pawankar R et al., 2013)
- Many people with food allergy also have asthma, which can make allergic reactions more severe if not controlled by medication (Food Standards Agency, 2015)
- About 1% of people in the UK have coeliac disease (Food Standards Agency, 2016)
- Each year there are around 20 fatalities from anaphylaxis in the UK (Pumphrey, 2000)
- 78% of fatalities are people who have also been diagnosed with asthma (Turner et al., 2015)
