As I was taking pictures of the garden for the garden page this afternoon, I found Tawny Pipit and Arwen together under the weeping pear tree.... Arwen, however, was obviously intent on having more fun than just hanging out... Now was this just an affectionate lick …
‘The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about’
Or, to rephrase Oscar Wilde, 'all publicity is good publicity'. But is it? That was what was bothering Tom Treverton as he was putting together the programme for his trade conference at this year's Allergy + FreeFrom show. And it was bothering him particularly in the context of …
In memoriam – Chris White aka Cartoon Christopher
Those of you who remember the FoodsMatter magazine may even remember this front cover – one of Christopher's more exuberantly wonderful send ups of our very serious content!! In this case one of John Scott's early articles about helminthic therapy – the use of parasitic worms to …
Olympia Allergy Show 2016
I'm afraid that after three days of an Olympia exhibition – even one as good as the Allergy Show – you are slightly losing contact with reality, as you can see! This is Alex, Cressida and Kathy (of the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards – our newest recruit) 'being' FFA – FreeFrom …
Allergics and Electrosensitives may rue our departure from Europe
Chefs may have bemoaned the introduction of the EU Food Information for Consumers (FIC) rules requiring all eateries to know about the allergens in their foods; for food allergics, coeliacs and anyone on a restricted diet, this was only the most recent of a whole series measures …