Last week was seriously conference heavy with the Food and Drink Innovation Network's seminar on FreeFrom food on Thursday and an excellent conference on electrosensitivity organised by ES-UK (on which, more anon) on Saturday. I was chairing the FDIN conference at which many …
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Sainsbury’s and Tesco recall some oat products
This morning both Sainsbury's and Tesco have recalled of some of their oat products (porridge and muesli) because they may be contaminated with wheat gluten. This is not the first time that a question mark has been raised over the safety of oats both in terms of their intrinsic …
Bravo for BMW – or is it?…..
I have just been having an interesting exchange with a fellow ES (electromagnetic sensitivity) sufferer– you can read about how he got heart palpitations from carrying his mobile in the top pocket of his motorcycle jacket here). He reckons that his heart palpitations were …
Food labelling – are we any less confused?…
This morning's publication of DEFRA's new guidelines is welcome in that it discourages the use of 'display until' and 'sell by' marks on food – of no value to the consumer, merely designed to help the retailer with their stock control. But does it really help the befuddled …
Childcare – and hugging your non-allergic child
On the radio this morning I heard an interview with Dr Aric Sigman, a fellow of the Society of Biology, who has been looking at the cortisol levels (stress hormone) in infants and toddlers in day care as opposed to those cared for at home. He found that the levels are higher in …