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Allergy Insight
1M ago
I’m a fan of brands offering products which are free from all 14 declarable allergens and allergen groups. To mark my admiration, I even launched a Twitter account dedicated to them. There’s a page dedicated to them on this website...
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Allergy Insight
1M ago
The American Contact Dermatitis Society bestows the annual ‘honour’ of ‘Allergen of the Year‘ on an element, chemical, or group of chemicals in order “to draw attention to the agents causing the most significant clinical effects” — and sulfites /...
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Allergy Insight
3M ago
The risk in setting out to ‘raise awareness’ — much like one to ‘be kind’ — is that once you model yourself as a proactive do-gooder, in this case to help disseminate important information to those who need it, you...
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Allergy Insight
4M ago
Two media incidents in the last few days have brought back into focus just how unaccommodating and angry some remain towards people with hypersensitivities and dietary restrictions. Just when you begin to think progress might have been both made and...
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Allergy Insight
6M ago
When it comes to natural cosmetics and skincare products in relation to nickel allergy safety, the main sources of concern are products which impart colour. This is because they often contain minerals / mineral salts, which may introduce nickel contamination into...
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Allergy Insight
8M ago
Cobalt allergy often goes hand-in-hand with nickel allergy. The two metals, which sit alongside one another on the periodic table of elements, can be found in similar products, meaning avoiding prolonged exposure to one overlaps strongly with what you need...
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Allergy Insight
9M ago
On a recent trip to Italy, I came across this notice at the entrance to a popular supermarket. Translated, it read: “Warning to customers at risk of acute haemolysis caused by favism: fresh broad beans are displayed and on sale...
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Allergy Insight
9M ago
Last Friday saw the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) release a report entitled “Vegan and Plant-based Food“ in which it outlined the extent to which the public is confused about the meaning of ‘vegan’, and the worrying number of vegan-labelled...
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Allergy Insight
1y ago
A business should only promote a product as ‘allergen free’ if this statement is explained. For example, the business makes it clear that the product does not contain any of the 14 regulated allergens as ingredients. If this statement is...
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Allergy Insight
1y ago
The first eye-catching paper of 2023 has landed, and it further adds weight to the proposition that those with food allergy have a considerably higher rate of coeliac disease than the ordinary population. It’s in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology...
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