Anyone missing a kick from their free-from ready meals are in for a treat! Kirsty’s range of naturally free-from, chilled ready meals has unleashed its spicy Italian meatball dish, which comes with a real ‘twist’. The meatballs are served in a rich tomato and pepper sauce with a vegetable medley that includes carrot, butternut squash and […]
Sainsbury’s has launched a range of vegan cheeses including cheddar, Wensleydale with cranberries, a Feta alternative and soft cheese – all created using coconut. The seven types of cheese are suitable for vegans, people with milk allergies or intolerances, and those who opt for gluten free products, and they are available in stores across the […]
Health bosses in Fylde and Wyre will ban gluten-free prescriptions from November 1 – saying people should eat potatoes and rice instead because they are healthier. The clinical commissioning group (CCG) said most of those responding to a public consultation were coeliac patients or their carers concerned about being able to afford the prices charged […]
Zizzi’s is the high street restaurant chain that keeps on giving, as they add three more vegan dishes to their menu. Zizzi recently hit headlines when they announced they were the first restaurant chain in the UK to provide vegan pizza options (which recently won PETA’s award for Best Vegan Pizza), that include a mozzarella alternative, allowing anyone […]
Alpro have made their debut in the freezer aisle with a brand new range of dairy-free, vegan ice-creams in Coconut, Vanilla and Hazelnut Chocolate flavours. Dairy-free dieters and vegans rejoice, as Alpro have launched a range of premium plant-based ice-creams exclusively in large Tesco stores nationwide this week, with flavours including Vanilla, Hazelnut Chocolate and Coconut […]
Quaker Oats, the nation’s favourite porridge brand, is adding two gluten free variants to its range. Developed to meet increasing consumer demand for ‘free from’ products, Quaker has introduced a gluten free offering to appeal to those who follow a gluten free lifestyle. The new gluten-free offerings will be available from the 26th September in […]
While the gluten-free diet effectively reduces symptoms of coeliac disease, many people still experience distress. To that end, a number of drugs aimed at treating coeliac disease are in various stages of development. But it is not known when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve them for market. However, these three products are […]
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 […]