Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
The Vegetarian Society’s Vegan Approved trademark is licensed to products which meet certain criteria (* see postscript). Those criteria include one that the product be “free from animal-derived ingredients” and another that it should have “no cross-contamination during production”. So why…
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With the trend for beards in men showing no signs of slowing down, it’s not surprising that many guys are looking at options for dyeing them, especially if they begin to turn grey — but which are allergy safe? …
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When words or expressions mean more than one thing, or when they’re interpreted in different ways by different groups of people, there will inevitably be some confusion. Confusion in some walks of life may not be serious. But in the…
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We neck our beer in this country. We slurp our tea. We quaff our wine. And we chomp our chocolate. And yet in so doing we miss so much of the complexity of flavour that might be clamouring for attention…
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I’m delighted to announce the release of my eleventh book, The Metal Allergy Guide: Successfully managing allergies to nickel, cobalt, chromium and other metals. It’s a project I’ve been working on, on and off, for several years, but I’m glad…
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18th September 2021, Saturday Kitchen Live, BBC1. An edited exchange: SKL presenter Matt Tebbutt: “There’s a little bit of toast here … but Sharleen you avoid this, don’t you?“ SKL guest, musician Sharleen Spiteri: “Yeah … I love bread ……
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Occasional reports have been surfacing during the Covid pandemic of an increased incidence of allergic responses to hair dye products, and the issue arose again this week, widely reported in the mainstream media, including by the BBC. I have written…
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The exhibition industry has taken such a battering during the Covid crisis that to see it slowly regain its feet is as much a relief as it is a pleasure. Lunch!, which takes place annually in September at ExCel, London,…
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Vegan protein innovation is progressing, and with it the promotion of veganism as the solution to end at least some of the environmental and health woes that have befallen us. But where do food allergies come in this sometimes controversial…
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Milk is not an ingredient you expect to find in a bath bomb, and for 13-year-old Emelia, what was a planned bath time treat, turned into a severe milk-allergy reaction and hospitalisation. She has bravely shared her milky bath-bomb nightmare…
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