NB. This webinar has been rescheduled for Thursday 17th August. In 1972 the then Dr Michael Crawford published evidence that the brain required arachidonic (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) specifically, for its growth, structure and function. ARA derives from Omega 6 fatty …
Food
If it is vegan, is it safe for those with allergies to milk or eggs?
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has just issued a report, discussed in an excellent post on Alex Gazzola's Allergy Insight blog, which makes it quite clear that being labelled vegan does not mean that a food is safe for those with allergies to milk or eggs. They …
Quick shout out for milk free/vegan cheeses
We are in the middle of the 2023 FreeFrom Food Awards* judging season and Thursday was the day for dairy free/vegan cheese. I was not present at the judging so I have no idea what the judges thought of the entries. But I did find a whole stack of remains in my fridge after …
Food allergy in court
As anyone who is involved in the food allergy world will know, Dr Hazel Gowland (our Freefrom Food Awards Hero in 2019) is a tireless champion of those who live with food allergy. Through her work with the families of those who have suffered fatalities and 'near misses' she has …
Highly Processed food as addictive as tobacco
This is by no means a new theory. How many books has Prof Robert Lustig alone sold explaining the mechanisim by which we can become addicted to food? (For a very brief run down on his theories see this report from a FAB Research conference a few years ago.) However, what has …