My cousin Des and his wife, Sonja live up a mountain in the glorious north west of Ireland. Here they are on Mullaghmore Beach a few weeks ago with Paige, Des' guide dog, Teddy the rescue sheep dog (who has also also his sight) and Paddy the Yorky. Not present are Buster the …
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Call for adult allergy sufferers
Dr Rebecca Knibb and her team at Aston University are looking for participants for their survey designed to understand the quality of life, anxiety and self efficacy of adults with food allergy. Understanding the role that self efficacy has in food allergy management will help …
The vegan/allergy labelling issue
Image courtesy of Hooley & Brown In theory the huge growth in the number of vegan products on the market should be a massive bonus for those with milk or egg allergies. But - because so many of them come with PAL/May Contain warnings for milk and egg, it has also been a …
A gluten free Christmas just could be delicious – not a penance!
Oh dear... It seems that Vanessa Feltz has been fanning the flames of fury already ignited in the allergic and Coeliac community by Rachel Johnson last week. On Monday's This Morning she complained about the inconvenience of accommodating a Coeliac at the Christmas table and, by …
A food fad won’t kill you – an allergy will
There has been a predictable outcry in the allergy world this week's in response to Rachel Johnson's piece in Thursday's Evening Standard on 'dietary requirements' and food fads. Being charitable, I am assuming that she has never suffered from or lived with someone with a food …