As you know, our cats are normally firmly confined to their own pages of this blog, but an article on the Dr Mercola website persuaded me that Mushkin should be allowed out to meet a wider public.... Around a year ago, he was doing a great deal of grooming but because he is …
Allergies
Alpro causes storm over proposed nut warnings
Alpro's plans to combine their soya and nut milk-making facilities on one site thereby, as they see it, necessitating nut warnings on their soya milk, have caused understandable uproar within the nut-allergic community. All too of many of the rapidly growing number of …
Allergen legislation in pubs will not have an easy ride
A short piece in the Publican's Morning Advertiser headlined 'Allergen law 'fatal for pub specials board' has put its finger on one of the trickiest challenges faced by the new allergen regulations for 'food sold loose and in food service'. Waitrose Good Food Guide editor, …
Intestinal parasite inspires new medical ‘glue’
Never let it be said that my approach to this blog is not eclectic.... Because of John Scott and his close relationship with parasitic worms, my eye is always attracted to anything with 'intestinal parasite' in the title, so, of course, I had to read 'Intestinal parasite …
A ‘gluten-free scam’, the ensuing rants and terminological confusion
Julia Llewellyn Smith has caused a predictable storm with her article in yesterday's Telegraph, The Great Gluten-free Scam. In essence she is saying (backed by coeliac nutritionist, Ian Marber) that gluten is being demonised. It is not the cause of every ill from which you …