I'm so excited to let you all know that on Monday evening I will be on TV on the Food Unwrapped programme with the lovely Kate Quilton. The show explores the shocking truth about eating out with allergies and follows a group of brave and intrepid allergy adventurers going out around London. Tune in to Channel 4 at 8.30pm on Monday 26th October to watch this Food … [Read more...]
My Personal Witness Statement
After being served dairy in a pub last year I had a very severe anaphylactic reaction and ended up in intensive care over night. This is my Personal Witness Statement.I've been wanting to share this with you all for some time now but it's a difficult one for me. Talking about anaphylaxis is very personal; sometimes it really upsets me. This year I've reached a place (over a … [Read more...]
How to report a restaurant for allergen mistakes and dangerous practices
We keep hearing more and more about restaurants who do not have sufficient allergen menu labelling and who make mistakes and serve customers the wrong food, or food that makes them ill, or worse... We hear about the fatalities, the deaths and the court hearings. We don't hear about all the near misses. How many of us actually report mistakes? And often does this happen … [Read more...]
Please don’t go Pizza Express
This is my message to Pizza Express, who are experiencing debts at the moment. Please don't close. You are one of the few places I know I can just turn up at and feel safe about ordering a meal that is completely freefrom my allergens.To find out more about what's happening with Pizza Express and the debt they're in, read Earning its crust, Pizza Express hires advisers over … [Read more...]
Surviving the work Christmas party with life threatening allergies
Going to your work Christmas party when you're just too scared to eat out EVER again is daunting. The temptation to cancel was immense. That would have been by far the easier option. But it would have meant missing out on the social aspect, the fun, the dancing and spending time with my work colleagues. It's important for work dynamics to also spend time outside work getting … [Read more...]