Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Research was published in Contact Dermatitis looking at the instructions hair dye manufacturers give consumers about performing an allergy self-test before coloring their hair. It was a follow-on from a 2011 study, which found great variability in the instructions given, and whose…
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Histamine is a component of foods — rather than an ingredient, per se — and histamine sensitivity is not an allergy, but as it can mimic an allergy, it’s often perceived to be one. Histamine is released in the body…
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Two years ago I wrote about why all oats — be they gluten free oats or ordinary oats — are considered allergens in law and must be highlighted on ingredients labels. If you need a refresher, click here. Back then,…
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Ask the internet this question and you’ll be presented with a long list of positive answers — of course oats are great for the skin and for problem skin conditions such as eczema, everyone declares. Use skin creams with oats…
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Marks and Spencer’s online allergy and intolerance information and ‘free from’ food lists are excellent. Here is the Gluten Free page. It gives immediate mention and priority to coeliac disease, from which many supermarkets and brands would do well to…
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There’s a page on this website — 14 Allergens Free Foods — dedicated to brands which only offer products free from all 14 EU-specified food allergens (as well as a few brands who only use one or two allergens at…
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10th August must have been a busy day at Aldi HQ. First, a press release from their Consumer Press Office announcing their limited ‘Specialbuys’ gluten-free offer, available in stores from that date, including green pea and red lentil pastas and…
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If you have a nickel allergy — which may affect up to 16% of women, and 3% of men — finding a safe razor blade for shaving is just one of many day-to-day problems you might encounter. In fact, there…
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Barley or wheat listed in the ingredients of your “gluten free” food or drink? Alarmed? Confused? ANGRY? It’s probably OK. Barley and wheat (and rye and oats) are legally defined as gluten-containing cereals: as a group, one of the 14…
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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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