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Sainsbury's CSR strategy and Coeliac Disease
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 6 weeks ago
Delighted to read on Sainsbury's corporate site today that they say:We commit to Being the number one choice for customers with allergies or intolerancesand that their new targets are:We will maintain our competitive range and pricing on freefr...
Just what I needed: blogger's relief
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 10 weeks ago
I love parcels - and was highly entertained to receive one from Berocca called a Blogger's Relief pack recently. And do I need help working from home on two separate businesses and raising three children is turning out to be quite stressful. I'm...
Gluten Alert: Sainsbury's Italian Mushroom Risotto
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 16 weeks ago
The Food Standards Agency have published an alert:Sainsbury's Italian Mushroom Risotto contains wheat gluten - but it doesn't say so on the label. Don't eat it!From the FSA site:Due to an error, Sainsbury's Italian Mushroom Risotto has been manufactu...
Congleton: a gluten free centre
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 18 weeks ago
We've been away (could you tell?) and in our absence, a new, dedicated, gluten free shop has sprung up in Congleton: called Just For You.Everything in the shop is gluten free, but there are additional free-froms': free from lactose, free from milk...
Droppa & Droppa no longer available
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 21 weeks ago
I've just received an email to let me know that Droppa & Droppa have ceased trading, as of today.They were a small specialist company in Devon that produced wheat gluten and dairy (but not taste) free cakes, bread, pies and tarts, and I'm sorry to se...
No money to run coeliac disease tests
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 21 weeks ago
Because of budget constraints, a hospital in Ireland has had to cut back expenditure. An internal memo (according to the Irish Times) indicates that the hospital executive have decided to cancel all non-urgent elective work until the end of Septemb...
Olympics or British Beer Festival?
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 21 weeks ago
Now I normally wouldn't be particularly interested in a beer festival. Though I have written about gluten free beers several times in the past, I don't actually drink the stuff.But this caught my eye today, on Google News:Apparently there is a Grea...
Going gluten free at the pub
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 22 weeks ago
What? No, you still can't drink most beers, but 3663, a national food distributor, has been working with Nutrition Point to develop products that pubs and restaurants can serve to customers with an intolerance to wheat or gluten.Yes, 3663 has launc...
Eat out safely - and raise money
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 23 weeks ago
If you're in America, then this could be a very useful giveaway: Triumph Dining are offering free American Dining Cards until the end of August.The concept of a card that you can show to the chef to explain your dietary issues isn't new, and I've tal...
Better buy Heinz
In Free From Gluten Blog - Posted 25 weeks ago
Another allergy alert today - Morrison's own brand of beans and sausages (Bettabuy Beans and Sausage, 425g, all dates) contain undeclared gluten.They've nofified the Food Standards Agency, and have withdrawn the products from sale, as well as posting...
