A really excellent blog from Ruth at What Allergy? about scratching - or rather - how not to scratch. I don't think that those of us who are lucky enough not to suffer from a condition such as eczema or psoriasis have any concept of how insane-driving the itch can be. The need …
Say NO to allergy bullying – it’s real and it’s dangerous
The furore over the blackberry scene in the recent Peter Rabbit film (when blackberry allergic Mr McGregor was attacked by the rabbits with blackberries) certainly raised awareness of how food allergens can become a dangerous weapon in the hands of bullies. Grabbing the …
Supermarkets do NOT rule the FreeFrom Food Awards roost
We get, I am glad to say, very few complaints about the FreeFrom Food Awards - but the one comment that crops up every year is – 'Well it's always the same - the supermarkets get all the gold medals and the small people don't get anything....' We know that this isn't true but …
FreeFrom Food Awards 2018 – the winners – the party – the blouse!!
And here is the winner!!! Tracy Kane of Community Foods (who represent Orgran in the UK) with Marble Mo who they won for their Vegan Easy Egg. And here is the Easy Egg, with its new friend, Marble Mo who, I hope you note, for the ceremony wore a scarf to blend with the Easy …
Can skin prick tests cause food allergy?
Wet wipes have been accused of a lot of things – creating 'fatbergs' in sewage systems, adding to the microplastic threat to marine life, preventing the breakdown of solid matter in landfill sites and causing skin rashes both on the bottoms of the babies on which they are used …