Yesterday was a day for celebration - but sad celebration. Celebration because Natasha's law came into effect. Sad because what prompted it was was the death in 2016 of 15 year of Natasha Ednan-Laparouse as a result of eating a Pret a Manger baguette which contained sesame seeds …
Food information for consumers
Yet another child dies from anaphylaxis to a food
Losing a child is a dreadful tragedy – our children are not meant to die before us. But how much more horrendous must it be to know that you caused your child's death? So no one can have anything but the most gut wrenching sympathy for Tom, the father of Raffi Pownall who died in …
Allergics and Electrosensitives may rue our departure from Europe
Chefs may have bemoaned the introduction of the EU Food Information for Consumers (FIC) rules requiring all eateries to know about the allergens in their foods; for food allergics, coeliacs and anyone on a restricted diet, this was only the most recent of a whole series measures …
2014 round up
I am afraid that round ups of the last year's events are not my forte so, thank goodness, Alex has come to the rescue again! If you want to know what happened in 2014 in the coeliac, allergy and intolerance world, check in to Food Allergy and Intolerance Ink for his …