Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
In recent months there has been a lot of ridicule and sarcasm directed towards a TV ad for Herbal Essences Bio Renew Shampoo, which boldly declares itself as having ‘No gluten’. View it here. I’ve found some of it frustrating, because…
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Histamine sensitivity is a little known and under-diagnosed problem. Histamine is present in the body, as it’s essential to some of its many processes. It is released by immune system cells in response to allergens — a major cause of the…
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Hmm, sweeties. Goody Good Stuff sweeties, to be precise. They tick lots of free from / restricted diet boxes. They’re vegan and halal, and make free from claims for gluten, lactose and gelatine. (‘free from gluten’ is technically a labelling…
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When a hair dye brand recently started advertising its ‘allergy gentle molecule’-containing product, I wondered whether the problem of PPD allergy had finally been solved. PPD (para-phenylenediamine) is a chemical found in a lot of permanent hair dye blends, and…
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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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It’s a measure of just how highly regarded BFree Foods and their gluten-free, vegan and multiple allergen-free products are by the free from community, that when they posted the following tweet a few days ago, the dominant response, at least…
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Are you looking for celery-free foods, such as sauces, stocks and yeast extracts? Celery is one of the ‘big 14’ food allergens, which must always be labelled and highlighted in the EU, and likewise celeriac — the root of a…
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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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That there are eight major allergens in the United States and fourteen major allergens in the United Kingdom and EU can cause problems to those with food hypersensitivities on both sides of the Atlantic — either when visiting one another’s…
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Free From Heaven magazine has announced a competition to win a Hotel Chocolat ‘No gluten recipe gift box’. They say: Indulge your sweet tooth this Christmas with a luxurious hamper filled with gluten-free* chocolates. Follow that asterisk to the footnote…
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