Meet Habba – “learning the hard way”
Meet Habba – “learning the hard way” Introducing Habba, secretary of the Luxembourg Allergy Network and one of its founding members. Habba is a mum of two and has already been on a long allergy journey with her son, who suffers from multiple allergies as well as asthma. What made you look for a support group, and how did you find […]
Introducing the PatientenHouse
Introducing the PatientenHouse The patient as partner The Luxembourg Allergy Network (LAN) is proud to announce that it has become part of the wonderful new project set up by the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) called the PatientenHouse. The PatientenHouse was officially inaugurated on the 1st of February 2023 in the presence of health minister […]
Meet Nicky – the story of LAN
Meet Nicky – the story of LAN Lets meet the incredible lady behind LAN – Nicky, mum of two, Sam (15) and Alex (11). After a year of struggling to find answers to Sam’s health conditions, the family discovered that Sam was severely allergic to multiple foods when he was around 1 years old. “After […]
Notes from the conference on food safety in schools
On the 8th of October 2021 a very interesting online conference was held in Luxembourg about food allergies in the children’s sector, organised by the Securité Alimentaire. It was directed especially towards those working in the food sector of educational and care structures, such as the maisons relais and creches, with the aim of providing a better […]
Food Allergies at “Letz be healthy”
Interesting article of “Letz be healthy” publication where multimedia journalist Céline Buldgen provides an overview of food allergies as well as some statements from CHL’s Dr. Morel. Read it in full here.
Allergies and Covid 19
Interesting article of Luxemburguer Wort where Dr. Farah Hannachi from the CHL shares her take on the commonalities between Covid 19 and Allergies in terms of symptons. Check here!
The basics about food safety
A great of allergies relate to food, therefore Food Safety awareness is of paramount importance to help you manage the risks of direct and indirect contamination. Food Safety relates to handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses. Food safety is a […]
New food labeling legislation in the United States – a good example of what can be done
United States House of Representatives Passes New Act for Sesame Labeling… … which constitutes a great achievement for “FARE – Food Allegy Research and Education” and its broader community of 32 million americans with food allergies. You can read all about it here. In a nutshell, there’s two key take-aways: One, Sesame will be mandatory […]
