The FreeFrom Food Awards are back, and this year they’re celebrating their 10th anniversary year with bigger, better, new and exciting categories for 2017! Recent surveys suggest that over half the population now try ‘freefrom’ foods (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free etc) while 20% of the population (over 12 million people) are making active efforts to cut down […]
A hero bus driver saved a young passenger’s life by driving him straight home after he suffered a severe allergic reaction to nuts on board. James Rossi announced to other passengers on the 268 bus that he was not stopping as he took the 16-year-old from Hampstead to the front door of his home in […]
A teen girl experienced a horrific event when her school nurse delayed her access to an EpiPen in the middle of a life-threatening allergic reaction. A trained medical professional elongated a terrifying experience for a child, and what’s worse is that no one can say why the nightmare happened. Officials at Township High School District […]
A heartbroken father whose 11-year-old son died after suffering from the effects of a peanut allergy has criticised the organisers of a festival which gave away sweets containing nuts. Chesterfield Cororner’s Court heard how Aaron O’Farrell, of East Street, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, ate something from the festival and then started to feel sick and was […]
When a friend of John Rudd told him that she hadn’t eaten a Cornish pasty for 20 years due to her coeliac condition, he decided to help. Four years later The Good Food Bakery is not only bringing in the dough, but supplying gluten free pasties to customers all over the UK. No one person […]
A recent study explains that people sensitive to gluten, but not suffering from coeliac disease, have a weakened intestinal barrier that causes a variety of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms after eating bread and other products with wheat, rye or barley. The study was published in the journal Gut on Monday, July 25, and it suggests […]
A mum-of-two claims she nearly died when she ate an ice-cream with her children – because Tesco had put a regular cone in a dairy-free box sparking a severe allergic reaction. Rebecca Jones was enjoying the nice weather with her children when she and two-year-old Bronwen had a Tesco “Free From” ice cream at their home […]
An Ohio college in the US has opened what it says is the first entirely gluten-free dining hall in the country. Kent State University restructured Prentice Café in Prentice Hall after administrators noticed a rising number of students with gluten intolerance. Kent State says it’s the first campus to offer an entire dining hall that’s certified […]
A Dublin-based café owner has come under fire for telling customers who order gluten-free food they need to bring a doctor’s note – otherwise he won’t serve them. This is not the first time the outspoken café owner at The White Moose Café has caused a social media storm, as earlier this year he threatened to give crying […]
Dog friendly restaurant chain, Porky’s BBQ, has created London’s first burger for dogs – in partnership with their friends at Murphy’s Bakery. Available exclusively at Porky’s BBQ restaurants, the new addition to the menu will be served to celebrate National Burger Day on August 25th and National Dog Day on August 26th. The brand has […]