Cressida and I spent two very enjoyable days last week in Daventry at the Food and Drink Innovation Network's two-day 'freefrom summit' which I was chairing. FDIN freefrom seminars are a well established tradition by now – I think this was the fifth – but this was the first time …
YesNoBananas and British Airways…..
Alexa at YesNoBananas has been seriously on the rampage over the last few weeks - but who can blame her? The new food labelling regulations about which I blogged a couple of days ago and she has blogged a number of times (most recently as a letter to the FSA) are enough, as my …
The new allergen regulations – a wasted opportunity
What a wasted opportunity! The Face-o-twittersphere has been erupting during the last week over the new regulations on allergen labelling – and with reason. (The regulations are not due to come into force until December 2014 but the FSA has just issued some guidelines which is …
Could Omega 3s solve our mental health crisis?
For those holistic souls who see good nutrition as an essential requirement for both physical and emotional/mental health, it is self-evident that a dearth of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids, DHA and EPA, could affect mental capacity and well being. DHA is, after …
Coconut oil to fight tooth decay?
Last summer, at the Allergy and FreeFrom Show, I was enthusing with a stand visitor over the wonders of coconut oil, when she somewhat started me by telling my that she also used it to clean her teeth! Well, I fry with it, bake with it, spread it on my toast and use it for …