One of the more Star Wars-y projects gathering pace in 2016 must be the Google Loon project – an attempt to encircle the southern hemisphere with a ring of high flying balloons. Using 4G, the balloons will beam internet access down to those living in remote regions below who …
Food/Health Policy
The oat issue – to be an allergen or not to be an allergen….
Back in August Ruth of What Allergy? was at a judging session for the Freefrom Eating Out Awards at which the subject of oats arose – are they in fact an allergen and are they actually gluten free? But, after a lengthy discussion, she ended up more confused than when she …
Public health – some movement?
Two events last week might just bestir the powers that are into action. Although the rhetoric so far on the proposed tax on sugar-laden soft drinks is not encouraging. Specifically on sugar, a new study was published this week suggesting that, despite the protestations of the …
The mess that is ‘may contain’
Many of you will have filled in our 'may contain' survey a few weeks ago and I promised both to let you know the results – and to explain why it was that we were doing the survey. So a few results first: When you were asked what you thought when faced with a ‘may contain …
Frustration and anger of ‘may contain’ labelling
A very brief post as I am just off to catch a plane to Dublin to help launch the new Irish FreeFrom Food Awards! As many of you will know, we at FoodsMatter are looking at starting a 'freefrom' assurance scheme the purpose of which will be to bring some clarity to the current …