You may remember that I blogged – or indeed you may have read it elsewhere – about the link tracked by an MIT researcher, Stephanie Seneff, between the use of the glyphosate (as in the pesticide, RoundUp) and the rise in autism and coeliac over the last 25 years. Her claims about …
Food/Health Policy
Precautionary allergen labelling – have we got the balance wrong?
In managing food allergy there are two major hazards: The failure to recognise a food allergen that has been included in a dish as an ingredient and The accidental contamination of an otherwise allergen-free food with an allergen. But while the failure to recognize …
Selling breast milk – should you or shouldn’t you?
A fascinating article in the New York Times ten days ago, pointed out to me by John Scott. Andrew Pollack investigates a rapidly growing industry turning excess breast milk into a high protein product to be fed to extremely premature babies, with the possibility of its uses …
Good news for electro-sensitives – well, French ones anyway…
Very good news for French electrosensitives! Last month a new law came into force which not only made great strides in protecting young children from wifi radiation but has introduced some serious monitoring of radiation exposure in public places. Not only has it given powers to …
The Telegraph needs to get a grip of the facts
Dr James le Fanu's weekly roundup in today's Telegraph carries the following : Sue Hattersley, head of the department at the Food Standards Agency responsible for imposing the “bureaucratic nightmare” of new regulations complained of by 100 leading chefs and …