It's an honour to judge the Free From Food Awards and I love doing it every year. I think I've been doing it now for about ten years which seems incredible to imagine. Things were a little different this year with some judging panels conducted over zoom, for the Packaging and Labelling Category. Two huge boxes to navigate with judges notes to complete, all conducted via … [Read more...]
Free From Hero Award Finalist!
OH MY GOD! Guys I can't believe this is happening. I've been nominated as a finalist in the Free From Hero Award 2021! I love these awards and have been judging, supporting and trawling the winners for many years now so this has blown me away. I've discovered so many new favourite brands that are now part of my regular free from shop (more on that in a future long overdue blog) … [Read more...]
30 Amazing women in allergy
To mark International Women's Day, I thought I'd give a shout out to just some of the amazing women in the allergy world. I left it late to research this so I hope I've not missed anyone. If I have, let me know as I want to keep this list updated. It is an ongoing project to keep this list up to date! Here they are, in no particular order: I know there are so … [Read more...]
Why I love The Free From Awards
This is just a little bit of a lovein for these awards. I absolute admire and need them. I tell so many people about them all the time because they champion and showcase so many amazing free from products. I have discovered so many new companies through them. The awards cover food and skincare and I've been lucky to be involved as a judge for both for many years now. As … [Read more...]
We need to talk about my Gnawbles habit
I recently discovered Gnawbles from Creative Nature whilst testing products for the FreeFrom Food Awards but it wasn't until I met Julianne at an event in London that I finally succumbed! She had brought samples with her and I was able to try all the varieties. I was hooked! I have honestly never loved a sweet snack more. My favourite is the Hazlenot flavour, but they come … [Read more...]