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This diet sheet contains advice for adults or children who need to avoid wheat.

A soya allergy occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to proteins found in soya.

This Food Allergy Specialist Group diet sheet contains advice for adults or children who need to follow a gluten-free diet.

This diet sheet will guide you how to introduce solid foods that are important for your growing baby as safely as possible.

This diet sheet is written for children who need to avoid cow’s milk, egg, wheat and soya.

Allergy to cow’s milk and egg occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to proteins found in milk and egg (yolk/white/ or both). Allergic reactions can be immediate (within minutes to 2 hours) or delayed (between 2-48 hours or longer).

Between 2-4% of children in the United Kingdom develop cow’s milk allergy.

Alpha-gal allergy usually affects adults, but may also affect children.

This guide is ONLY suitable for children who have, or are growing out of a delayed (non-IgE-mediated) allergy to egg, and have been advised by their Doctor or Dietitian that it is safe to start introducing egg at home.

This guide is suitable ONLY for children who have, or are growing out of a delayed (non-IgE-mediated) allergy to soya, and have been advised by their Doctor or Dietitian that it is safe to start introducing soya at home.

This guide is ONLY suitable for children who have, or are growing out of a delayed (non-IgE- mediated) allergy to wheat, and have been advised by their Doctor or Dietitian that it is safe to start introducing wheat at home.

This fact sheet has been produced to give ideas to help keep costs down for those with food allergies whilst still ensuring a nutritionally balanced diet.

This resource for BDA Food Allergy Specialist Group members shares advice and resources around egg allergy.