Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
First things first — spelt is not gluten-free. But is spelt wheat-free? I see this question asked a lot, but it doesn’t really make sense. Perhaps an analogy is the best way to demonstrate why. But first, let’s look at…
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A tweet by celiac blogger, cook and author Jules Dowler Shepard recently showed a shot of a restaurant menu, and a dish containing farro, which was labelled as gluten-free. Farro is the Italian word for spelt, but in the US…
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Here’s a label on a Biona vegan mini-burger product, which I think is interesting for two reasons. First, although it’s not the first example I’ve come across of underlined allergens (see the Jollyum products in my round up of new…
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Although the latest changes to food allergen labelling – Regulation No. 1169/2011, the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC) – were published in October 2011, came into effect in December 2011, and will become compulsory after the three-year transition…
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Another day, another dismal and under-researched article on coeliac and gluten free, this time from Glamour Magazine. I’ll itemise some of my problems with it. Feel free to add your own. 1. Description of coeliac disease as ‘gluten aversion’. Food…
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