Schools in England must provide allergy awareness training for all staff for the first time, under new statutory guidance announced by the Department for Education. From September 2026, all schools will be required to stock spare adrenaline auto-injector (AAIs), have allergy and anaphylaxis training and robust allergy policies in place. Anita Rani invited Tanya Ednan-Laperouse OBE, Natasha’s mother and our charity’s co-founder to discuss food allergy safety in schools and the work of Natasha’s Foundation.

Why Are So Many of Us Allergic Now?

Are allergies becoming more common, or are we just talking about them more?

In this episode of No Appointment Necessary, Cherry Healey and Dr Amir Khan discuss allergies, intolerances, hay fever, eczema, peanut allergies, the microbiome, gut health, and how modern life is changing our immune systems. Plus, the LEAP study that transformed how we approach peanut allergies, The Natasha Clinical Trial and the work of Natasha’s Foundation and why hay fever meds should be started weeks before symptoms, and the right way to use a nasal spray!

What’s Behind the Rise in Food Allergies?

The number of people with food allergies in the UK has more than doubled since 2008, with more than 5,000 people a year hospitalised in England with anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. So what’s behind the increase and are we close to a cure?

Listen to the podcast: Tom Whipple, Science Editor at The Times interviews our trustee, Professor Sir Stephen Holgate, Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton.

Difficult Women Podcast with Rachel Johnson

Life for food-allergic individuals and their families can be excruciatingly stressful and difficult. I contacted Rachel and asked her to meet with me to gain an understanding of the huge difficulties and barriers that people with food allergies face every day.

The Preventable Deaths Tracker Podcast with Dr. Georgia Richards

Listen to why and how Natasha’s Law came to pass and the incredible work being done by The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation to #MakeAllergyHistory. There are very few if any, PFDs that have achieved this much.

Woman’s Hour : BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4, Woman’s Hour - Two mothers call for an allergy tsar to prevent what they say are unnecessary deaths and illnesses. They explain their demands to Hayley Hassall.

UCB Podcast with Ruth O’Reilly-Smith

This episode deals with a traumatic event involving the death of a child and may not be suitable for all listeners.

Kew Gardens Podcast : Unearthed with James Wong

Kew Gardens Unearthed - Harm or Harmony: How safe are we from the foods we eat? The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation sits down to discuss food allergies with James Wong.

May Contain Podcast with Daniel Kelly

Since the tragic loss of their daughter Natasha, Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBEs campaigned for stronger food labelling laws. Their efforts led to Natasha’s Law, requiring food businesses to clearly list all ingredients on prepacked food.

Learn more about their mission to improve food allergy awareness and safety at The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.