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Inquest into Celia Marsh’s death raises many issues

19/09/2022 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  3 Comments

In December 2017, on a post Christmas shopping expedition,  42 year-old Celia Marsh died after suffering an anaphylactic reaction. She had just eaten a super-veg rainbow flatbread from Pret a Manger which was subsequently found to contain milk protein to which she was …

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Gluten-free food – on prescription – or just cheaper?

25/05/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  7 Comments

On the basis that no publicity is bad publicity, last night's Newsnight feature certainly raised the profile of coeliac disease and gluten free food and, in the 'value for money' area, the NHS came out a lot worse than the gluten-free food manufacturers. None the less, a very …

Category: Allergies, Food, FreeFrom Food, Gluten-free, PoliticsTag: BBC Newsnight, Coeliac UK, cost of gluten-free food, economies of scale, Gluten-free food, gluten-free food on prescription, Jeremy Woods, Mrs Crimble's, NHS, NHS waste, should coeliacs get their food on prescription?, staple foods, testing for allergens

Not cheap – having an allergy…

13/05/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  4 Comments

One of the constant, and justifiable, moans of those with food allergies/intolerances (and the justification for keeping gluten-free staple foods on prescription) is that 'freefrom' foods cost so much more than 'normal' foods. There are many genuinely good reasons why this …

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