Well this morning the allergic community has been up in arms at recent coverage of the new EU regulations about food allergens. You can read the whole article here in the Telegraph, "EU chefs attack new EU regulations in allergens in food". In December last year a new law made it necessary for anyone selling food prepared on the premises from small cafes, restaurants and … [Read more...]
Top 8 clean, healthy wheat & gluten free bread
Have you ever looked at the ingredient's list on gluten free bread and wept for just a simple bread with flour, water,salt and yeast? It seems impossible to achieve and although there are now some amazing gluten free breads on the market including Genius, NewBurn BakeHouse and M&S gluten free bread, these all contain xantham gum, methyl cellulose and mould inhibitors. … [Read more...]
Shame on you JK Rowling – asthma is normal, not funny
Have you seen JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy recently on TV? The character called Colin Wall (Simon McBurney) who was portrayed as a weak, over-stressed weirdo who had asthma and was always puffing on his inhaler, made my blood boil. Why is every odd character given a 'weak' condition like asthma, allergies, eczema etc. suggesting that these conditions are just a symptom of … [Read more...]
10 things only eczema people do
I loved this blog post by Deborah Cicurel for Metro.co.uk, "17 things you'll only know if you have eczema". It made me smile because I do most of those things and because it's good to smile about our trials and remember that we have this condition but it's not so bad. We get by with our strange habits and coping mechanisms. So here are a few of my own... any of these sound … [Read more...]
FreeFrom Food Awards shortlist is out… my highlights may differ
It's that time of year when I get on my FreeFrom-Food-Awards-Disguise and hot foot to Foods Matter Towers for some very secret food tasting. Before I get started you will be delighted to hear that the Shortlist for the FreeFrom Food Awards is now out. More nut free products please! This year I changed it around a bit and did the nut free category - an area which I think … [Read more...]