Allergy experts in Canada call for epinephrine devices in schools

Allergy experts are calling for cross-Canada legislation requiring schools to stock either EpiPens or nasal sprays for students who suffer an unexpected anaphylactic reaction.

The executive director of Food Allergy Canada says provincial education ministries have varying policies on how to make schools as safe as possible for kids with food, bee or wasp allergies.

Alberta is the only province where it’s the law to keep epinephrine devices on hand for students who don’t have their own.

Data from the United States suggests 25 per cent of anaphylaxis cases at schools happen to students who haven’t had a severe allergic reaction before.