Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Free from panettoni have hit the shelves and the annual rush to bag yourself one before they disappear has begun … Here is a round-up of those I’ve found or been made aware of. There are gluten free, vegan, milk…
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Coeliac disease is not the same as veganism. Let’s get that out of the way from the off, shall we. It should be as obvious as coeliac disease is not carrots, is not cinema; and veganism is not Venezuela, is…
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Veganism is having a moment. And it’s Veganuary — or vegan January — too. So, because it’s on a high, it’s evidently got too big for its boots. Time to give it a good kicking, right? Here’s Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s opinion piece in…
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I’ve written a lot in the past about the terms ‘dairy’ and ‘vegan’ and how they apply to ‘free from’, as well as how they impact those who avoid milk for various reasons – veganism, milk allergy / CMPA, lactose…
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As a second-generation Italian, any show promising artisinal and fine Italian foodie and beverage delights is going to be a huge draw to me, but I’d gone along to the excellent Bellavita Expo additionally in the hope of finding some free-from products….
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We’re all waking up to gluten headlines again …. They always catch us by surprise, don’t they? A Daily Mail-free selection: “Gluten free diet could raise heart attack risk” – The Times. “Gluten-free diet can do more harm than good…
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Natural & Organic Products Europe is one of those annual trade events many in the food, cosmetic and health business mark down as a must-attend event on their calendar. I regularly cover it, as there’s always a terrific selection of…
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It’s almost a year since I wrote a blog on why a ‘vegan’ declaration on a food or drink may not necessarily mean in practice that the product was safe for those with milk (or egg, or fish) allergy. Following…
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Hotel Chocolat have some ‘milk-free ‘milk’ chocolate’ products – flavoured with almond not milk – which many milk allergic or intolerant consumers, and parents of, took to mean ‘milk allergy safe’ – and bought them. For reasons which aren’t yet…
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A story that may have passed under the radar of many of us in the UK last month was that of multinational giant Unilever – owner of Hellman’s – issuing legal proceedings against a small US company of egg-free ‘mayo’…
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