When Food Matters Live launched last year, one of their 'initiatives' was to run Twitter chats/debates to engage their followers and others in the various aspects of healthy food and living that the show was intended to highlight. One of these was, of course,'freefrom' food which …
Allergies
Random thoughts related to allergy….
One of the complaints of those who object to the new food allergen regulations is that they are being required to take responsibility for food allergy sufferers. 'Why can't they take responsibility for their own allergies? Why should we (as chefs or even as users of food service …
The Telegraph needs to get a grip of the facts
Dr James le Fanu's weekly roundup in today's Telegraph carries the following : Sue Hattersley, head of the department at the Food Standards Agency responsible for imposing the “bureaucratic nightmare” of new regulations complained of by 100 leading chefs and …
‘Top chefs attack EU regulations’….again!
More than 100 top chefs have, apparently, written to the Daily Telegraph warning that the new EU allergen regulations are going to destroy 'spontaneity, creativity and innovation' in the restaurant trade because, according to the Telegraph: The EU allergens …
News from elsewhere: NCGS, ME, goat milk microbiota and whey!
Alex has been in full flow this week and, since he says it so well, I would like to send you to his blog! For those of you who are interested in 'the gluten question' his post, Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity: we're not there yet illustrates all too clearly that confusion is …