Yes, the on-line judging is all done so last week we were able to publish the shortlist for the 2017 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards - you can check out all those shortlisted entrants right here. Indeed, most of the 'in-person' judging is now done as well – when our judges go out, …
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Immunotherapy – do NOT try this at home….
Immunotherapy, especially when combined with probiotics (see Kate Lawrence's research reports this week), shows great promise as a treatment for life threatening allergies. But while the outcome for those who have been treated has been very positive, it is still fraught with …
The pitfalls of gluten-free pizza making
The convoluted and confusing messaging around the recent launch of US pizza chain Papa Johns' ancient grain pizza has been greeted with equal measures of 'shock horror' and hilarity. 'Papa John’s does not recommend pizzas with Gluten-Free Crust with Ancient Grains for …
Chocolate excellence
You may remember that a couple of months ago I was lucky enough to be invited to judge at the 2017 Academy of Chocolate Awards – a fascinating experience for one who likes chocolate (does anyone not?) but really knew very little about 'fine' chocolate. The Academy believes …
Pills and patches for peanut allergy
As I was doing the ironing this morning... I caught, The Food Chain on the World Service – an investigation into licensed medicines to treat peanut allergy. You can download the programme and listen for yourselves but here is a quick overview. Immunotherapy (gradually …