So this is what FreeFrom Food Awards judges get up to, is it? Licking ice cream cones!! But – this is a gluten and dairy-free cone.... That make it any better? It was one of a number 'ice cream' entries into this year's dessert category – along with some raw chocolate ices and a …
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‘Gluten free’ versus ‘freefrom gluten’
Worrying about precise definitions is not something that comes naturally to me – I am more of a broad brush sort of person. So many are the arguments that I have with Alex, the acme of precision in definitions terms – and many are the rude names that I have called him when, yet …
The rise and fall of sliced bread – and the evils of food additives
Two of John Scott's research reports last week, although not directly related, caught my eye. The first was an article in the Daily Mail quoting a recent Mintel report about sliced bread and its decline in popularity – well, relative decline at least. Eighty per cent of the UK …
‘FreeFrom’ – past, present – and to come…
To celebrate a new 'freefrom' year here is a brief run down of where 'freefrom' came from and where I think it could be going. Originally put together for a group of industry innovators at Food Matters Live in November, I thought it might be a positive way to start 2016! A …
I’ve got a stat for you by Andrew Edwards
If you want to understand how autistic people think, don't read books about them, read books by them. My first, and totally eye-opening experience was when we were investigating the use of the gluten and casein-free diet for autistic spectrum disorders and I read 'Freaks, …