Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Earlier this summer I wrote about my disappointment with Morrisons and their free from signage and labelling, and they’ve not been in favour lately also due to their refusal to comment on issues I raised in that post (see here…
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Recipes low in histamine don’t draw anywhere near the attention that those for other restricted diets attract — ie gluten free or vegan — but are arguably much more needed, given that low-histamine ready meals are unheard of. New veggies…
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Take a look at this world map. It’s by the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US, and offers users the facility to select a food allergen from a choice of around…
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Shea nuts are tree nuts, obtained from the shea tree, which grows in various parts of Africa. The shea nut is found within the fruit of the tree, and it is oil rich. Widely eaten in Africa, in the…
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The death of 11-year-old Raffi Pownall due to milk-allergy induced anaphylaxis in June was another unbearable tragedy felt deeply throughout the allergy community. What made the case even more poignant and painful was the fact that it was the boy’s…
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Ten years ago, at the Allergy & Gluten Free Show, as it was then called, you might have found me at Stand 25A, working for my long-term colleagues at Foods Matter. Alongside us on one, or was it two, of…
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New Gluten Labelling Guidance has been published today by the Food & Drink Federation — in partnership with Coeliac UK, the Anaphylaxis Campaign, and others — the aim of which is to “achieve greater consistency in how the presence of cereals…
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Pine nuts — or pine kernels — are edible seeds harvested from some species of pine tree. They may also be called pignoli (the Italian name), pinoli, Indian nut, or piñon. They’ve been in the (allergy) news a lot more…
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It was a while ago now, but not long after I wrote a post called Are Oats Good for Eczema? a reader wrote to me and pointed out that, if you have nickel allergy, oats can be a problem. As…
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I recently took a wander among the aisles and stalls of a couple of excellent food and health trade shows — Natural and Organic Products Europe, held annually at the Excel Centre, East London, and the Farm Shop & Deli…
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