So I work in a School and we are having an end of term BBQ. I would usually bring in my own food for something like this. It's really hard for me to trust someone cooking a BBQ with so many opportunities for cross contamination and mistakes.I'm still not quite sure if I'll be up Monday night cooking sausages - LOL But my colleagues encouraged me to ask. There has been … [Read more...]
If being obese is a disability so is having allergies
I couldn't quite believe what I was hearing on the news today, that being fat can constitute a disability. The EU court ruling means bosses of obese staff who meet the criteria of the ruling would have to provide them with larger seats, special parking spaces and other facilities. What? This is crazy. I am totally in agreement that if someone needs a bigger chair, or special … [Read more...]
Allergies and intolerances – are you discriminated against?
There has been a great deal in the allergy press about bullying recently, far more so in the US than here in the UK. Elizabeth Goldenburg at OneSpot Allergy has written a couple of blog posts about this including: Peanut Allergic Kindergarten Student Left At Curb By School Bus Driver Finds Justice Food Allergy Bullying: What Schools Need To Do Kids can be cruel, but this … [Read more...]