Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
The risk in setting out to ‘raise awareness’ — much like one to ‘be kind’ — is that once you model yourself as a proactive do-gooder, in this case to help disseminate important information to those who need it, you…
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Here is a round-up of the vegan panettoni and gluten-free panettoni I’ve found so far in the main supermarkets and other online outlets for 2024. They’re far tougher to find than in recent years. Tesco This year Tesco appear…
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Last Friday saw the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) release a report entitled “Vegan and Plant-based Food“ in which it outlined the extent to which the public is confused about the meaning of ‘vegan’, and the worrying number of vegan-labelled…
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I’ve been interested in restricted diets and food hypersensitivities for around two decades, and to my regret — with the exception of the odd passing mention — I’ve yet to say a word about phenylketonuria (PKU). This, today, International PKU…
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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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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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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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The Food and Drink Federation has just published guidance on ‘allergen free’ and vegan claims, with the stated aim of informing both the food industry and consumers of the difference between them and “to dispel any misunderstanding that a vegan…
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Last year Good Hemp de-fortified their hemp-based milk-replacement drink of calcium and vitamin D — a move met with frustration by some in the food allergy community, for whom the drink served as a key dairy free and allergen-safe alternative, as…
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News of the release of Galaxy‘s vegan chocolate range came in November and it was quickly announced Tesco would be the first to stock it. Three chocolate bars were launched — Smooth Orange, Caramelised Hazelnut, Caramel & Sea Salt. The…
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