Bludgeoned by Brexit as we currently are, I thought you might be interested in this interview with Dr Charlie Clutterbuck (Bittersweet Brexit) on Geoff Tansey's blog. 'A trade deal around food with the USA', he says,'is not just about chlorinated chicken, hormone drenched …
Food/Health Policy
Why do insurers refuse to cover 5G related risks?
This is not a new story but with the ever more urgent push to bathe us all in 5G radiation, both from the telecoms industry and government who are raking in the license fees, it is worth revisiting. I was reminded of it by a colleague who pointed me to an article in Principia …
Ayeee…. Anaphylaxis…..
An article in yesterday's Times quoted figures published by NHS Digital showing that there has been a frightening 40%+ increase in the incidence of anaphylaxis in young children in the last five years – from 601 in 2013/4 to 849 in 2017/8. The figures also show that the incidence …
Rising awareness of serious food allergy?
Tragic and horribly unnecessary as the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was, it, and the tireless campaign that her parents have waged to get take-away foods (such as the baguette which killed her) better labelled, have certainly brought food allergy onto the front pages. They …
Interesting stats around allergy in catered situations
Last month Caroline Benjamin of the Food Allergy Aware Training Consultancy (FATC) and the solicitors Blake Morgan staged a hugely successful and interesting mock trial – 'a fictional scenario involving the prosecution of a food business involved in the supply of produce …