Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
For around a year, many coeliacs have been frustrated at the visual similarities between M&S Made Without Wheat branding and colour scheme, and that of their ordinary gluten-containing lines. Mistakes have been made. Many of them. The latest I saw…
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Real bread, according to Sustain’s Real Bread Campaign (RBC), must be free of artificial additives and processing aids. So no baking powders, enzymes or vegetable gums such as xanthan. Essentially: flour, water, yeast, and salt, then, with added herbs and…
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You’ll have heard the news of the heart health and death-delaying benefits of whole grains in the diet earlier this year (see the Guardian’s report here, for instance), but if you’re coeliac you may be concerned about getting enough, not…
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Egg-free and wheat-free bread can be tricky to find as many of the new ‘wave’ of tasty gluten free breads — such as by Warburtons and Genius — contain egg, so finding one that ticks several boxes isn’t easy, and given…
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Today Greggs launch a vegan sausage roll into selected branches, but the announcement came yesterday on social media, accompanied by an excellent and funny video. And, my word, did their social media team play a blinder, responding to the predictable…
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However you spell them, sulfites / sulphites and sulfur / sulphur dioxide are not considered one of the eight key allergen groups in the US, but they are one of the 14 allergens in the UK / EU. They are…
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Earlier this spring, around May 2018, Barley Cup announced that it would no longer manufacture its barley, rye and chicory-based beverages as gluten free and would drop its Coeliac UK certification. Previously, in October 2017, US-based independent gluten-free testers Gluten Free…
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Alcohol free or low alcohol beers which are gluten free are becoming easier to find — although the vast majority seem to be brewed from cereals containing gluten and then deglutenised / gluten removed. Here is a list of those…
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Mrs Crimble’s make gluten-free treats — but they don’t only make gluten-free treats. Three of their products are not suitable for coeliacs: Dutch Apple Cake, Stem Ginger Cake and Dutch Fruit Loaf. Some, if not all, of these may occasionally…
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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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