Solicitors are not usually known for their altruism, and those who specialise in personal injury have developed a peculiarly unsavoury reputation for themselves. So it was with some scepticism that I read a recent press release about Greg Almond of Almonds (personal injury) …
Food/Health Policy
Dr Briffa on ‘flu vaccines and conflicts of interest
While on the subject of medical newsletters - you can see that this is a Sunday clear-out of my email in-box. Two posts from Dr John Briffa (another oasis of good sense in a sometimes non-sensical medical world). The 'flu vaccine. He had noted, as have I, the 'roll up, roll up …
Have You Read the Small Print in Your Mobile Phone Booklet?
A new campaigning group - Mobilewise – don't let it go to your head sent out an excellent press release a few days ago which took you straight to the warnings that both Blackberry and iPhone print in their 'information sheets', but in such small type that no one ever reads them. …
The Raw Milk Debate – ‘US Citizens Do Not Have a Fundamental Right to Produce and Consume Foods of Their Choice’
America is an amazing place.... I have just been catching up with some Natural News posts and found a link to the Wisconsin case in which the Zinniker family farm and cow share is attempting to establish its right to produce raw milk for its members. (To get round the prohibition …
Food labelling – are we any less confused?…
This morning's publication of DEFRA's new guidelines is welcome in that it discourages the use of 'display until' and 'sell by' marks on food – of no value to the consumer, merely designed to help the retailer with their stock control. But does it really help the befuddled …