Judging for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards is a pretty full time job, especially up in the north of England where we have relatively few judges and quite a lot of entrants. So when one of our new judges, coeliac Jackie Woodhead, realised that judging was going to clash with …
Allergies
Oat and corn powder in surgical gloves – a concern for coeliacs?
We have been having a Facebook conversation with Lynne Saunt on a subject which has been causing her some concern – surgical gloves – and thought that it deserved a wider airing. Lynne is a coeliac who can tolerate neither oats nor Codex Wheat Starch. (She is not alone in …
PPD based hair dyes – update
My first blog about PPD was back in 2011 and yet I still get more comments on that than almost anything else. (Only equalled by Are you hosting a BT hotspot? which has taken on a life of its own!) So the purpose of this brief blog is to bring the material - and the many, …
More Brexit concerns – this time for those who are chemically sensitive
Those of you who are sensitive to chemicals, synthetic perfumes, air fresheners, foam rubber, weedkillers, commercial oil paints, fire resistant furniture and carpets, MDF........... – or those of you who read the article by Maxima Skelton in the last newsletter – may have heard …
FreeFrom Eating Out Awards Shortlist
Yes, the on-line judging is all done so last week we were able to publish the shortlist for the 2017 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards - you can check out all those shortlisted entrants right here. Indeed, most of the 'in-person' judging is now done as well – when our judges go out, …