Kim McGowan, Frank Bordoni and Hulya Erdal in serious discussion. Well, we are through the first week of judging for the FreeFrom Food Awards and it has proved as exciting (in terms of new products) and as interesting (in terms of judges' views) as ever! From a judge's point …
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Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity gains full recognition
A few years ago it was only a few way out, wacky souls – Dr Peter Osborne and his Gluten Free Society in the US, Micki Rose and a handful of nutritional therapists in the UK – who were suggesting that maybe 'classic' coeliac disease (reacting only to the gluten in wheat, …
Barbie and American Girl dolls get allergy lunch boxes and hearing aids
I can't say that I have ever been a great Barbie doll enthusiast but I certainly applaud the makers of both Barbie and American Girl dolls for looking to include children with a wide range of disabilities. Both now offer a bald doll for children with cancer who may have lost …
Allergen-free skiing in the French Alps
Those of you who follow our FreeFromRecipesMatter site will know that, before Christmas Chef Kat at the Alikats Chalet in Morzine was our guest chef and provided us with the recipes for some of the seriously yummy 'freefrom' dishes that she serves to guests. Well, Ruth Holroyd …
Elucidating allergy/intolerance confusion….
Last week we had a meeting with the lovely Ceres PR who will be working with us on promoting the FreeFrom Food Awards this year – and one of the things they asked us to outline for them in our briefing was areas of confusion in 'freefrom' and allergy/intolerance. Not a …