Once upon a time 'freefrom' food was made by people with a dietary problem for people with a dietary problem – coeliacs, people with a dairy, nut or egg allergy, lactose intolerants. But times have changed. These days, much free from food is made by companies who have little or …
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Seaweed – food of the future…
'It is vital that we boost our intake of Omega 3s – eat more fish!' we are urged by nutritionists, deeply concerned at the dramatic imbalance between our intake of pro-inflammatory Omega 6 vegetable-based oils and anti-inflammatory Omega 3 fish oils. (It should be approximately …
Illegible, dangerous food labelling
Those of your read my blog last week about the new allergen labeling regulations coming into force in the UK in 2014 may have noted Hazel Gowland's comment at the bottom about the legibility of labeling on prepacked foods – what you buy in the shops. I had suggested that we had …
Sainsbury’s pizzas in the firing line again…
Oh dear, Sainsbury's poor little pizzas are in trouble again. Not, this time, because of their price (see Monday's post), but because they have ousted the DS mozzarella and tomato pizzas from the freezer cabinet. The full story comes from Alexa at YesNoBananas who is …
Allergen labelling – non pre-packed foods and wines
Over the last few months the catering/food service industry has been getting in a major lather over the imminent (2014) implementation of regulations requiring them to declare the presence of major allergens in their products – bringing them into line with the retail trade which …