While having a new year clean out of my 'in box' this morning, I found the 'socca' recipe that Sue Cane, our resident coeliac and gluten-free beer expert, had sent me a few weeks ago and that I had mentioned yesterday. In the course of another email she had commented that she …
Gluten-free food
When is ‘gluten free’ gluten free?…
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 …
FreeFrom Food awards – only 5 days left….
I realise that it is over 10 days since I put finger to blog – for which I can only blame the last ten days' worth of entries for this year's FreeFrom Food Awards. For any potential entrant reading this blog, they close at midnight next Wednesday 12th. However, it has been …
What does ‘freefrom’ really mean?…
'What do you mean, there is no accreditation authority?' demanded the South African voice on the end of the phone. 'How can you have a marque without an accreditation authority?' 'But 'freefrom' is not a marque,' I said. 'Not a marque?' incredulously.... 'But it must be – …
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 …