@FreeFromWriter

Author of books on coeliac, IBS, and various allergies. Editor: Allergy Insight. Writer on all things #freefrom. Director, @FFSkincareAward and @FFLivingAwards

 UK
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Joined October 2009
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We are excited to announce the Fragrance Free Awards, launching in January 2027. Open to brands worldwide producing fragrance-free cosmetics, skincare and home care. Find out more at fragrancefreeawards.com
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📢 Do you/your child have #FoodAllergy? Fill in this 10-30 min survey by researchers at @ImperialMed & @EAACI_HQ on your experience trying to make safe food choices! 👩‍🍳 People aged ≥16-  rb.gy/bgno67 👨‍👧 Parents of children (0-18) - rb.gy/rfiya0 🌟Thanks!
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#journorequest Looking for someone with penicillin allergy which caused red rash/ AKA 'baboon syndrome' - Uk based please. #antibioticallergy #penicillinallergy #baboonsyndrome
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Mohamed Shiha@Mo_Shiha1 Feb 2025
What is new in the management of coeliac disease? authors.elsevier.com/a/1kXdM…
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Big thanks to @BBCMorningLive for correcting the mistake before the end of the show. It often takes ages for corrections to happen & whilst its never ideal for incorrect info to be stated - correct info being provided within the same show is amazing. Spelt is NOT gluten free 🙌
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No it is not #glutenfree @BBCMorningLive . Spelt is an ancient wheat grain .Another faux pas . Seriously. Thank you @beckyexcell and @FreeFromWriter @Coeliac_UK
Alex Gazzola@FreeFromWriter7 Jan 2025
Just three months ago following the Ravneet Gill / Bake Off incident, I said that TV presenters overseeing food shows or segments need to be trained in basic allergy / coeliac / gluten training so as to be able to intervene when something like this happens. Spelt is wheat!
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The 14th annual Free From Skincare Awards are open! #FFSA25 How to Enter: freefromskincareawards.co.uk… Online Entry Forms: cognitoforms.com/FreeFromAwa…
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🆕 MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with coeliac disease @Starchlab @UniofNottingham buff.ly/4gohqkA
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The Free From Skincare Awards 2025 open in exactly one month's time! #FFSA25 freefromskincareawards.co.uk…
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Looking to speak to someone with a milk allergy or someone who has developed an allergy in later life #journorequest
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New sauces from @freefromitaly - and they're #14free / #14allergensfree! instagram.com/p/DCRcpqRo29j/

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It’s Results Day! Starting at 2pm GMT, the announcement of the winners of the Free From Gift Awards will begin ... right here! Your host will be Awards Director @FreeFromWriter. Follow (and use) the hashtag #FFGA24. Hope you can join us!
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Our sibling Awards for #freefrom food and drink, @FFFoodAwards, are announcing their Christmas medallists this afternoon at 3pm! Join them on their socials for the winning mince pies, xmas puds, advent calendars and more ... #FFCA24
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We are looking for input from young people living with food allergy, their parents and healthcare professionals. What things don't we understand about food allergy? What are the research priorities? Please find the survey at: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…. @riddmj
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It’s been nearly three weeks since @foodgov last updated us on the mustard/ peanut contamination situation - there’s been nothing else aside from a couple of product alerts. I think it would be helpful to know how things are progressing, please. The impact is ongoing…
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Libby@Libbyjournalist4 Oct 2024
#journorequest I’m making a documentary on travelling with severe allergies. I’m looking to speak with people who have experienced an allergic reaction travelling. If you or someone you know has had this, I would love to hear your story. Please DM or reply to connect #allergies
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A woman 'thought she was going to die' during a severe allergic reaction after eating a McDonald's burger. The FSA is warning peanut allergy sufferers to avoid mustard as some brands have been contaminated but McDonald's says its products are unaffected. devonlive.com/news/devon-new…

Woman 'thought she was going to die' after eating McDonald's burger

She has warned others after a severe allergic action

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Some clarification finally from @foodgov - but in this blog they don’t talk about avoiding ‘may contain’ (which previous comms recommended) AND the responses I’ve had from @UnileverUKI @waitrose @sainsburys @Tesco have been v different. Still a mess, sorry food.blog.gov.uk/2024/09/24/…

Explaining allergy advice on mustard ingredients contaminated with peanuts

Cymraeg On Friday 18 October 2024 we published updated guidance for consumers. This supersedes the information on this blog. You may have seen recent coverage or information regarding mustard...

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So far in 30 mins of lunch break I’ve phoned and established that the mustards made by the following companies or retailers are NOT implicated in the peanut contamination scare - @unilever_careUK @waitrose @Tesco
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Thinking more about this mustard issue - if what we are talking about is food fraud, and the use of peanut in some way rather than mustard, I feel it’s extraordinarily paternalistic for this not to be explained properly to allergy consumers…
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