Email from Sue Cane, coeliac, FreeFrom Food Awards judge and and organiser of the beer judging for the awards: I am doing some research on Marmite as it’s one of those products which is anecdotally gf but I’m convinced isn’t. During my digging, I have been told by the FSA …
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FreeFrom-ers need to remain vigilant
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 …
New codex standard for gluten-free food – and the dreaded ‘may contain’…
On January 1st the new regulations governing the use of the term 'gluten-free' came into force. As of Jan.1, to be able to call itself 'gluten-free' a food must contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten, to call itself 'very low gluten' it must contain less than …
Fancy a freefrom skiing trip? Combined with a two tier birthday cake?….
My nephew, Alastair, and his wife, Kathryn, are just setting up for their first season with their very own ski-ing chalet in France – they have spent the last two years learning the ropes running chalets for other people. Their new chalet has two kitchens and as they are both …
Catching Up… Awards, Holidays – and Coeliac Scandal
Well, despite my dire predictions in my last blog, the fact that we appeared to be so well organised prior to the FreeFrom Food Awards presentations meant that – well, yes, we were well organised and, apart from the fact that there was a fatality at Waterloo, the main point of …