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EU FOOD HELP LOST

The Food Standards Agency has been forced to bridge gaps in its data after losing full access to EU alerts, the National Audit Office found, with a negative effect on its ability to assess risks.

‘NO MORE ALLERGY’

The parents of Natasha EdnanLaperouse,

who died aged 15 from an allergic reaction to a Pret baguette, have set up a ground-breaking £2.2m trial led by Southampton University with the aim of “making food allergies history”.

PUPILS SUFFER

Fewer early years pupils have reached expected development standards because of the pandemic’s disruption to their education, a York University report suggests. It found that parents and schools felt that children had been disadvantaged in their social and emotional wellbeing, language and numeracy skills.

LEARNING LAGS

Prisoners who are studying should be given laptops or other devices to ensure they can complete their education, according to a report from the Commons Education Committee.

POLLUTION TOLL

Pollution led to 9m deaths worldwide in 2019, with little progress on tackling it, the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health found.