Back in 2017, looking for an exciting new category for the 2017 FreeFrom Food Awards, we took a risk and launched a category for products that contained none of the top 14 food allergens as defined by EU. We expected to get about 5 entries but thought it was worth giving it a …
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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 …
Who lives in the dairy these days?
Yet more on labelling, I fear – but not this time on traceability or 'may contain' warnings, but on definitions. And you think gluten or nuts are complicated in terms of definitions and labelling? Just try milk.... So which misconception shall we get out of the way first? How …
Another public relations disaster – Tesco’s ‘may contain nut’ warnings
Companies spend a fortune on 'public relations' so how do they so often get it wrong? They employ specialist PR agencies, set up focus groups 'to gauge public feeling', recruit dedicated teams to run their Twitter accounts and their Facebook pages, and yet the gaffes continue. …
Goat’s milk infant formula finally gets the ‘all clear’
Almost as far back as I can remember in terms of FoodsMatter – way back in the '90s indeed – I recall talking to Claire Magee at 'Nanny Care' about their problems in getting their goat milk infant formula recognised by the EU. Over the years I all but gave up asking how the …