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 …
Allergies
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 …
Concerning statistics – and not about COVID
Two reports came my way this week, neither of which make encouraging reading. The first, specifically about allergy, from the Anaphylaxis Campaign yesterday: figures on hospital admissions taken from the NHS Digital site. These show a rise of 27% in the number of people …