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Category Archives: Comment & Campaigns
Same old, same old pt II
JUST a quick follow-up to last night’s post on Sainsbury’s ditching the Dietary Specials Mozzarella and Tomato pizzas for their own rubbish version. I’ve spoken with the exceedingly helpful folks at DS today who confirm that, yes, Sainsbury’s was their … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy-friendly foods, Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged Allergy, ASDA, Coeliac, Dietary Specials, DS, egg free, food allergy, gluten free, kids, Mozzarella, nibbles, nut free, Ocado, party food, Pizza, Sainsbury, sesame free, supermarkets, Tesco, wheat free
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Same old, same old
IT’S THE same old story. Every time I find a decent free from product and leap for joy, some supermarket chain or other decides to discontinue it. And so it is with the Dietary Specials deep pan cheese and tomato … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged Allergies, Allergy, egg free, free from, freefrom, Gluten-free diet, nut free, Pizza, Sainsbury, supermarket, wheat free
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Finally – have your say (though it may change jack shit)
Almost a year ago now I wrote a post about looming changes to the laws on food allergy labelling. New EU regulations set to come into effect in December 2014 state that allergen information should be extended to non-prepacked foods – … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged Allergen, Allergy, dairy allergy, Defra, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Egg allergy, Food, food allergy, gluten, Government, labelling, laws, milk allergy, nut allergy, Regulation (European Union), sesame allergy, soya allergy, traces, Wheat allergy
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Parent support group – N16
OK! Date and place are finally set for the second parent support group in north/east London. So if you are parent to a food allergic child, would love to swap experiences, tips and recipes, ask questions of an allergy doctor … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged advice, Allergy, children, food allergy, London, meeting, parent, recipes, Stoke Newington, Stoke Newington Church Street, Support group, tips
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Support group dates…
I’VE BEEN very remiss in blogging about these but the food allergy parents’ support group is trundling on happily, with different get-togethers happening in different parts of London. The next two are in Ealing and at St Mary’s Hospital in … Continue reading
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Tagged allergist, Allergy, children, doctor, Egg allergy, food allergy, hospital, kids, London, nut allergy, parents, Peanut allergy, St Mary's, Support group, Wheat allergy
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It’s all of them
RECENTLY I posted about how the ludicrous blanket “nut, sesame, blah” trace warnings on just about everything in Sainsbury’s had driven me to tears. Well, in the interests of fairness I’ve just come across the exact same thing in Waitrose. … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns
Tagged Allergy, cross-contamination, food allergy, nut allergy, Peanut allergy, Sainsbury, sesame, shopping, supermarkets, Waitrose
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Embarrassing moments #1
TODAY I cried in the fish aisle at Sainsbury’s. Yes, I’m vegetarian, but it wasn’t out of pity for the poor dead mackerel. And I know it’s ludicrous. But this is what did it:
Fight for your right to party!
SO, HERE we are surrounded by the debris of a summer get-together. But unlike the old days it’s not cig butts and wine bottles; this time I’m talking grapes, free from biscuits, and two empty pots of tea, because today … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged advice, Allergy, Dr Tammy Rothenberg, food allergy, Hackney, Homerton, London, multiple allergies, N16, network, nut allergy, Paddington, parents, Peanut allergy, recipes, St Mary's, Stoke Newington, Support group
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British Airways – a rant
I’M GOING to dash this off very quickly as I don’t have a heap of time but am too angry not to rant. In short: we are travelling, as we often do, with BA in Europe this summer and, as … Continue reading
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Tagged airlines, allergic traveller, Allergy, Anaphylaxis, announcements, British Airways, cabin crew, Delta, flights, food allergy, human rights, Monarch, nut free, Nuts, Peanut allergy, peanut ban, peanut snacks, policy, Travel
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Can probiotics prevent food allergy?
LATELY I’ve been channelling Makka Pakka, minus the energy and enthusiasm. Mostly it’s just the bum, because I am currently eight months pregnant, and counting, with our second. Worries about how Sidney will take to a new baby in the … Continue reading →