We are rarely taught how to organise our homes and, as a result, many people spend their whole lives tripping up over 'clutter' and unable to find anything. It is the same with memories and our mental space. There is a structure in the way the body stores memory so that it can …
Allergies
What does ‘freefrom’ really mean?…
'What do you mean, there is no accreditation authority?' demanded the South African voice on the end of the phone. 'How can you have a marque without an accreditation authority?' 'But 'freefrom' is not a marque,' I said. 'Not a marque?' incredulously.... 'But it must be – …
FreeFrom-ers need to remain vigilant
Once upon a time 'freefrom' food was made by people with a dietary problem for people with a dietary problem – coeliacs, people with a dairy, nut or egg allergy, lactose intolerants. But times have changed. These days, much free from food is made by companies who have little or …
Illegible, dangerous food labelling
Those of your read my blog last week about the new allergen labeling regulations coming into force in the UK in 2014 may have noted Hazel Gowland's comment at the bottom about the legibility of labeling on prepacked foods – what you buy in the shops. I had suggested that we had …
Sainsbury’s pizzas in the firing line again…
Oh dear, Sainsbury's poor little pizzas are in trouble again. Not, this time, because of their price (see Monday's post), but because they have ousted the DS mozzarella and tomato pizzas from the freezer cabinet. The full story comes from Alexa at YesNoBananas who is …