Many readers of this blog will know Ruth of What Allergy? And some of you may also know that she recently had an extremely frightening anaphylactic reaction and is very lucky to have survived. One of the ways that she is dealing with the fall out – and one of the ways that …
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Successful peanut allergy trials
The media has been buzzing for the last two days with reports of the Addenbrooke's trial which showed that, by feeding peanut-allergic children tiny but increasing doses of peanut protein, you can desensitise them to the point that they no longer react to peanuts. This is, of …
The needle debate in anaphylaxis treatment
At an excellent Anaphylaxis Campaign conference last week (to be reported on in the next Foodsmatter newsletter) I spent a good part of the lunch break 'listening in' on a fascinating discussion about needle length in anaphylaxis treatment. As most of you will know, the …
Manufacturing stupidity – peanut alert
General Mills, manufacturers, according to their website, of 60 million servings of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, have been making Cheerios since 1941. Since 2000 they have expanded the range to include Honey Nut Cheerios, Berry Burst Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Cheerios Snack …