680,000 UK school children with food allergies face risks due to inadequate allergy management in two-thirds of English schools.

680,000 UK school children with food allergies face risks due to substandard school allergy management, reports the largest study of its kind. Two-thirds of English schools lack recommended safeguards such as allergy policies, individual healthcare plans, and medication on site. Benedict Blythe Foundation, established by a mother who lost her son to a severe allergic reaction at school, calls for stronger legislation.