What gets me is those people who will say, "Steak WITH cheese sauce please. I can eat EVERYTHING." They say this after I have ordered mine, checking they don't 'butter the steak', requesting no sauce, and checking whether the mushrooms are cooked in butter and asking not to have the onion rings or tomato. Well woop de woop. Bully for you. You lucky ****. I used to be like you … [Read more...]
BBC Breakfast filming about new allergen labelling laws
Today I have been filming with Graham Satchell of the BBC for a feature about the new allergen labelling regulations which will become law on the 13th December. Watch it here. You can find out more on the Food Standards Agency website. Imagine my horror when they announced they want to look in the fridge and larder... perhaps I should have anticipated this, but I've been … [Read more...]
Winner of Free From Blog Award 2014
Well yesterday I got some VERY amazing news. Thanks to all of you for voting for What allergy? in the Foods You Can FreeFrom People's Choice Awards 2014, I actually WON the Best FreeFrom Blogger Award for 2014. The best free from blogger award was part of the Foods You Can Free From People’s Choice awards, an accolade where the nominees are chosen by a panel of Free From … [Read more...]
What Allergy in Mail on Sunday!
This weekend my blog is in the Mail on Sunday! The last time I featured in the Daily Mail was in the 'woman is couch potato' article about exercise induced anaphylaxis... I still get people mentioning this article to me, even people from China have seen it! However this week I have been speaking to the rather lovely Alice Smellie. I had to google her just to make sure she … [Read more...]
Hidden milk and lactic acid in salami meat
Salami is meat, right? It shouldn't have milk in it. To find out whether it might it helps to understand how it's made. It involves making a paste of meat, generally pork and beef. Then salt, spices etc. are added and lots of fat too. The following bits of the process are probably the reasons why I should NEVER eat salami: Cultures are then added, the same kinds of … [Read more...]