I have spent much of the last week working on the entry forms for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards which open at the end of this month – and it has really focused my mind on exactly what is involved for an eating-out establishment in going 'freefrom'. But while, at first glance, …
What allergy?
FFFood Awards 2014 – the party, the buffet, the winners – the kiss…
The winners' tasting buffet is definitely the highlight of the FreeFrom Food Awards party these days – especially this year when Chef Dean and his very artistic minions had had a go at it! And whereas last year there was a mad scramble at the end of the presentations to get …
Successful peanut allergy trials
The media has been buzzing for the last two days with reports of the Addenbrooke's trial which showed that, by feeding peanut-allergic children tiny but increasing doses of peanut protein, you can desensitise them to the point that they no longer react to peanuts. This is, of …
Is scratching eczema a form of self harm?
Many of you will already know, or at least know of, Ruth Holroyd who runs the What allergy? blog. Ruth has more allergies and intolerances than all of our hot breakfasts put together and writes both movingly and amusingly about living with them. One of the symptoms of her many …
‘FreeFrom’ moving forward
Cressida and I spent two very enjoyable days last week in Daventry at the Food and Drink Innovation Network's two-day 'freefrom summit' which I was chairing. FDIN freefrom seminars are a well established tradition by now – I think this was the fifth – but this was the first time …