Abbreviations

A&AAAllergies and Anaphylaxis Australia
ACNAustralian College of Nursing
ACNPAustralian College of Nurse Practitioners
AEFIAdverse Events Following Immunisation
AFGCAustralian Food and Grocery Council
ANZAAGAustralian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group
APIActive Pharmaceutical Ingredients
APSAustralian Paediatric Society
ARTGAustralian Register of Therapeutic Goods
ASCIAAustralasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
BTFBiomedical Translation Fund
CFARCentre for Food Allergy Research
DAWEDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
DoHDepartment of Health
EGIDEosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder
EoEEosinophilic oesophagitis
FCDBFood and Controlled Drugs Branch
FPIESFood Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand
GPsGeneral Practitioners
IgEImmunoglobulin E
JJAPJack Jumper Allergy Program
MBSMedical Benefits Scheme
MCRIMurdoch Children’s Research Institute
MMAMammalian Meat Allergy
MRFFMedical Research Future Fund
NASNational Allergy Strategy
NHMRCNational Health and Medical Research Council
NSW AEPNew South Wales Anaphylaxis Education Program
OFCOral Food Challenge
OITOral Immunotherapy
PALPrecautionary Allergen Labelling
PBSPharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PEALPlain English Allergen Labelling
PSAPharmacy Society of Australia
QUTQueensland University of Technology
SLITSublingual Immunotherapy
TGATherapeutic Goods Administration
TiARATick Induced Allergies Research and Awareness
VITVenom Immunotherapy
VITALVoluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling

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About this inquiry

Following a referral on 27 August 2019 from the Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, the Committee will inquire into and report on allergies and anaphylaxis.



Past Public Hearings

18 Feb 2020: Brisbane
17 Feb 2020: Adelaide
13 Feb 2020: Canberra