An article in yesterday's Times quoted figures published by NHS Digital showing that there has been a frightening 40%+ increase in the incidence of anaphylaxis in young children in the last five years – from 601 in 2013/4 to 849 in 2017/8. The figures also show that the incidence …
Peanut allergy
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 …
Living with allergies – a blueprint
It is scary having a new baby, especially if it is your first. But how much more scary does it become when, even though you are breast feeding and doing all that the books tell you to do, your baby is obviously in constant pain, is not sleeping, is covered in eczema and is …
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 …
The Glasgow Allergy Show. Have they sold out?
Well, no, they haven't. But their exhibitors certainly have.... This weekend's Glasgow Allergy Show was surely a record. Usually the last half hour of any show sees exhibitors busily offering crates of product to other stand holders so that they don't have to take it back home …