One of the complaints of those who object to the new food allergen regulations is that they are being required to take responsibility for food allergy sufferers. 'Why can't they take responsibility for their own allergies? Why should we (as chefs or even as users of food service …
Food intolerance
The blog moves house…
Way back in 2010 when I started this blog, as some of you may remember, its 'header' was a picture of of our garden here at Lawn Road, complete with Boris, our ginger cat, peering in at the bottom. For several months I had considerable fun changing the header each month to …
Allergen legislation in pubs will not have an easy ride
A short piece in the Publican's Morning Advertiser headlined 'Allergen law 'fatal for pub specials board' has put its finger on one of the trickiest challenges faced by the new allergen regulations for 'food sold loose and in food service'. Waitrose Good Food Guide editor, …
Guess what! It’s not all in the mind…
'When are they ever going to figure out that things are never “all in your head?” Whenever something doesn’t fit in their tiny little understanding, they belittle the patient and tell them they are crazy. Prescribing SSRIs for everything is not the answer any more than a lobotomy …
Bad medicine: food intolerance
A few days ago Alex Gazzola pointed me to an article in the current issue of the BMJ by Dr Des Spence, a GP in Glasgow, laying into both the 'allergy industry' and the food industry for promoting food intolerance as a way to make money. You can read the article here and comment …