Yesterday we finished the judging for this year's FreeFrom Food Awards. Over 500 products judged over three weeks by 57 different judges - and that's not counting 10 children!! (The shortlist will be out next week so keep an eye on the awards site.) Here are some of the Store …
14 major allergens
Just Eat and allergen laden takeaways
Thanks to Panorama's sleuths it has been revealed that many of the meals delivered via Just Eat, the biggest of the on line food delivery apps, come from outlets with zero knowledge of what a food allergen might be, let alone which food allergens may be in the food that they …
Has Brussels destroyed the creativity of our chefs?
Well, here we are – a year on from the imposition of Brussel's draconian allergen regulations on the catering industry.... Yet, have we seen mass closures of restaurants – or lemming-like swarms of suicidal chefs, their ‘spontaneity, creativity and innovation’ destroyed, racing …
The Telegraph needs to get a grip of the facts
Dr James le Fanu's weekly roundup in today's Telegraph carries the following : Sue Hattersley, head of the department at the Food Standards Agency responsible for imposing the “bureaucratic nightmare” of new regulations complained of by 100 leading chefs and …
Another three cheers for Brussels
I fear I am in danger of becoming a Brussels groupie here... Raving on about EFA last week and now throwing bouquets at the commission for their work on EU FIC, the new EU Food Information for Consumers including the allergen labelling changes that are causing such an upheaval in …