Ever since we launched it in 2013 the Children's category in the FreeFrom Food Awards had been organised for us by nutritional therapist and special diet chef Christine Bailey who many of you will know well. Apart from having three children of her own on restricted diets …
Allergies
Missing freefrom products
A few weeks ago Alex asked his Twitter followers what freefrom products they would love to be able to buy – but still can't. Predictably, good gluten free croissants and other baked products came high on the list – still horribly difficult to make, especially if you are trying …
No Top 14 – or 15 – or 16?….
Back in 2017, looking for an exciting new category for the 2017 FreeFrom Food Awards, we took a risk and launched a category for products that contained none of the top 14 food allergens as defined by EU. We expected to get about 5 entries but thought it was worth giving it a …
Drinks Vending machines – beware
Those with years of experience in living with food allergies will already be wary of takeaway food, whether it be from a machine or a 'live' outlet, but newcomers to the condition may not be aware of how risky an indulgence this could be. So Torfaen County Borough Council's small …
A slow return
You will all be glad to hear that my blog reorganisation is, more or less, complete. All those gardens and wanderings around Hampstead Heath in lockdown have been banished to their own blog, WalksonHampsteadHeath, and our forays into salon chamber music have been given their own …