The long term subscriber who sent me the fascinating report on linen sheets and electromagnetic radiation below commented, correctly, that there had been somewhat of a dearth of posts on this blog recently. Apologies. My excuse is my final move into my new abode, the unpacking of …
Coeliac/celiac disease
Living with – or attempting to live with – Total Food Intolerance
Long term followers of this blog and of the original FoodsMatter publications will remember John Scott, champion of helminthic therapy and world expert on living with total food intolerance. John did just that himself for many years, surviving only on elemental infant …
FSA’s Food Hypersensitivity Symposium 2022
Earlier this month the Food Standards Agency held one of its annual food allergy/hypersensitvity (FHS) symposiums. We were in the middle of the FreeFrom Food Awards judging so I couldn't be there in person but fortunately they offered on line access to all of the talks and …
Language matters
An excellent post on Alex's Allergy Insight blog about the importance of language and how dangerous it is for terms around allergy to be poorly be defined. What does 'vegan', let alone '100% vegan, mean for someone who is allergic to cow's milk or eggs? What is really referred …
Have your say on ‘may contain’ labelling
Does 'may contain' labelling affect you either because you are allergic yourself or because you buy food for someone who is? If so you will know how unsatisfactory the situation is and will rejoice that the Food Standards Agency are at last hoping to tackle it. But before wading …