Tragedy changes lives but devastating though tragic events may be they are also the spur to extraordinary achievements - and that cannot be more true than of the Ednan-Laperouse family. There can be few people in the allergy world who have not have heard about Natasha, the 15 …
Allergies
The cost of being food sensitive
Anyone who has had dealings with food sensitivity - be it an allergy, an intolerance or coeliac disease - will know that it is expensive. Expensive in food costs, expensive in time costs, expensive in terms of your quality of life. But how expensive? And if it is significantly …
FreeFrom Food Awards 2023 – now open for business
The 2023 FreeFrom Food Awards are now open. And if you were wondering - yes, they are opening a bit later than usual this year to allow us to line up our new Easter and Christmas awards with the festivities that they celebrate. So as of this year: 3rd January 2023 Opening …
Food allergy in court
As anyone who is involved in the food allergy world will know, Dr Hazel Gowland (our Freefrom Food Awards Hero in 2019) is a tireless champion of those who live with food allergy. Through her work with the families of those who have suffered fatalities and 'near misses' she has …
New light on product recalls
A new research report logging food allergen recalls in the UK from 2016 to 2021 was published on a line few days ago. With results similar to those in other economically comparable countries it throws useful light on allergen control within the food industry dealing with …