Yesterday we finished the judging for this year's FreeFrom Food Awards. Over 500 products judged over three weeks by 57 different judges - and that's not counting 10 children!! (The shortlist will be out next week so keep an eye on the awards site.) Here are some of the Store …
Food/Health Policy
Allergy labelling consultation – does it fulfil the need?
Spurred on by the amazing campaign that Natasha Ednan Laperouse's parents have fronted since the inquest's findings into Natasha's death, the Food Standards Agency/DEFRA have been remarkably speedy in getting out a consultation on how to move forward. The question is how feasible …
Nursing as it used to be – with Jane Dean
Keen followers of Call the Midwife should certainly be checking in to Jane Dean’s new book, To Heal the Sick – Nursing in the NHS in the 1960s. (Available from JaneDeanAuthor or as a Kindle here.) Jane trained with a group of friends, all of whom have kept in touch over the …
Allergies on the Food Programme
Log into the excellent Food Programme on Radio 4 on Sunday at 12.30 (and then again on Monday at 3.30pm) as they too are looking at allergies. 'Bee Wilson asks why the number of people suffering from food allergies is on the rise, and how the death of a teenager from a sesame …
Pret fallout
While the ongoing focus on food allergy resulting from the inquest into Natasha Ednan-Laperouse's death has been good, other aspects of the tragedy have been somewhat overshadowed by the condemnation showered, rightly, on Pret a Manger for failing to ingredients-label that fatal …