The media has been buzzing for the last two days with reports of the Addenbrooke's trial which showed that, by feeding peanut-allergic children tiny but increasing doses of peanut protein, you can desensitise them to the point that they no longer react to peanuts. This is, of …
Peanut/treenut allergy
Another peanut storm…
The recall last week of some 'Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts' by Booths because the packaging did not declare 'peanuts' on the label has unleashed the usual storm of 'how absurd can we get' comments... But actually, quite unjustifiable... However, since both Alex Gazzola …
Bad medicine: food intolerance
A few days ago Alex Gazzola pointed me to an article in the current issue of the BMJ by Dr Des Spence, a GP in Glasgow, laying into both the 'allergy industry' and the food industry for promoting food intolerance as a way to make money. You can read the article here and comment …
The parents’ side of it…..
We all spend a great deal of time stressing over children with multiple food allergies – as indeed we should – but, how often do we spare a thought for the rest of the family who, if the allergies are serious/life threatening, live just as restricted a life as their …
Manufacturing stupidity – peanut alert
General Mills, manufacturers, according to their website, of 60 million servings of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, have been making Cheerios since 1941. Since 2000 they have expanded the range to include Honey Nut Cheerios, Berry Burst Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Cheerios Snack …