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Exhibition and Allergy Testing: 26–28 April 2016, Mezzanine Yehudi Menuhin (PHS, Floor 2) Opening Cocktail Meeting: 26 April 2016, 17:00–19:00, Members Salon MEP Borrelli (EFDD, Italy) MEP Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland) MEP Childers (S&D, Ireland) Do you have allergies? 150 million EU citizens have allergy, the most common chronic disease in Europe With the support of: The EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma invites you to the exhibition: TEST YOUR ALLERGIES 2016 – ‘Test, Inform, Prevent’ #TestAllergies2016 Have your allergies tested at the exhibition

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Page 1: Do you have allergies? - Food Allergy · Do you have allergies? 150 million EU citizens have allergy, the most common chronic disease in Europe With the support of: The EP Interest

Exhibition and Allergy Testing: 26–28 April 2016, Mezzanine Yehudi Menuhin (PHS, Floor 2)Opening Cocktail Meeting: 26 April 2016, 17:00–19:00, Members Salon

MEP Borrelli (EFDD, Italy)

MEP Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland)

MEP Childers (S&D, Ireland)

Do you have allergies? 150 million EU citizens have allergy, the most common chronic disease in Europe

With the support of:

The EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma invites you to the exhibition:TEST YOUR ALLERGIES 2016 – ‘Test, Inform, Prevent’#TestAllergies2016

Have your allergies tested at the exhibition

Page 2: Do you have allergies? - Food Allergy · Do you have allergies? 150 million EU citizens have allergy, the most common chronic disease in Europe With the support of: The EP Interest

Join the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy and AsthmaThe EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma serves as a forum to share expertise and best practices, and align interests engaging with relevant EU policy-makers and stakeholders on allergy and asthma health. It strives to be a source of valuable, accurate data for evidence-based policy making.For information email: [email protected] or [email protected]

>20%of Europeans suffer from an allergy, making it the

most prevalent chronic disease in Europe

17 million Europeans suffer from

food allergy, with 8%

at risk of acute anaphylaxis, which can be fatal

90%€

150 million Europeans live with an allergy today

1 in 2 Europeans will suffer from an allergy by 2025

Nearly 50% of patients never receive a proper diagnosis

100 million Europeans suffer from

allergic rhinitis

70 million Europeans suffer from asthma, also the most common

chronic disease in children and first cause of children’s emergency hospital visits and admissions

of people with asthmahave allergy as

contributing cause

100 million

lost work days

and missed school days are caused by asthma and allergic rhinitis in Europe every year

€17.7 billion per year

= total cost of asthma in Europe

€9.8 billion per year

= estimated

productivity loss due to patients’ poor control of their asthma

€55-151billion per year

= indirect costs of untreated allergy

€142 billion per

year could be saved with proper diagnosis and treatment