I am afraid that round ups of the last year's events are not my forte so, thank goodness, Alex has come to the rescue again! If you want to know what happened in 2014 in the coeliac, allergy and intolerance world, check in to Food Allergy and Intolerance Ink for his …
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3D-printed allergen-free food?
A few weeks ago John Scott sent me a link to an article on Your is.com – 3D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors, wondering whether this could also have some interesting implications for allergy catering. Like many of you, I suspect, I have heard of 3D …
Welcome to the Food Systems Academy
It is very easy for any of us to get stuck in our own little area of interest - no matter how important a one it may be. I am glad to say that I am regularly dragged out of mine by my good friend Geoff Tansey who, as long as I have known him, has worked in the much wider world of …
And how are the new regulations being implemented?
Apologies... But it is December 13th - launch day for the new allergen regulations – so I cannot resist another little salutary tale. This time to do with the implementation of the regulations in the food service industry. I just received the following email from a good friend …
Unacceptable attitudes to allergies
Not surprisingly the press has been awash this week in articles and programmes about the new allergen regulations. Good! Great that they are paying attention and covering the subject. However, inevitably, the coverage has also brought the worst along with the best – such as some …