Apologies to regular readers of my blog for the lack of recent posts. Christmas came and went but was hotly pursued by the judging for the annual FreeFrom Food Awards which has always happened in my house in Lawn Road in North London. Three weeks – five days a week – 600 odd …
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Yet another child dies from anaphylaxis to a food
Losing a child is a dreadful tragedy – our children are not meant to die before us. But how much more horrendous must it be to know that you caused your child's death? So no one can have anything but the most gut wrenching sympathy for Tom, the father of Raffi Pownall who died in …
Allergy and FreeFrom Show 2019
Well, for some visitors to the Allergy Show it may have been all about how many gluten and milk free brownies can you fit in one mouthful.... but for the kids in the family area, it was all about learning about allergens. Here are Intolerant Gourmand Nathalie and Callum, her son, …
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 …
FreeFrom Food Awards – the winners – and our new film – Made with Passion
Last Wednesday, the 20th, was 'the night' - the 12th presentation of the FreeFrom Food Awards. And here are the crowds gathering in the Dorchester Library at the Royal College of Physicians, to find out who was going to get the honour of housing Marble Mo for the next …