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Chocolate Box Selections - We road test Customer Helplines for good allergy information
'Tis the season for lovely tubs of Quality Street, Celebrations, Heroes and biscuit assortments passed round offices or left under the tree to enjoy on Christmas Day! Selection packs like these usually list allergen ingredients only for the combined… -
Eating Out 2: Allergy-free restaurants, keeping tabs on allergens. Recorded with an audience at Food Matters Live, ExCel
Our second podcast recorded in front of a live audience at #FoodMattersLive, with Ruth and Quentin. This week we find out how to cope with allergy customers from two award-winning restaurateurs, discuss the proposed #OwensLaw (expect to be surprised!… -
Eating Out: The food service industry must do better! Live audience podcast from FoodMattersLive 2019 at ExCel.
The first of two podcasts recorded in front of audiences at the Food Matters Live 2019 conference. Do restaurants and food establishments really look after allergy customers? What impact has Natasha's Law had, and is Owen's Law a good thing? Can mob… -
Burgers, Baristas, Allergy heaven in Ambleside and Food Matters Live
This week the Allergy Today team discuss another avoidable anaphylaxis death, milk cross-contamination in coffee shops and Ruth contracts painful shingles from the methotrexate she's taking to come off topical steroids. Meanwhile Quentin gets excited… -
Adrenaline Injectors: 10 Lifesaving Tips - live from @AllergyShow, Liverpool
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Allergy & Free From Winter Show in Liverpool, Ruth and Quentin are joined by Tanya Ednan-Laperouse from @NatashasFoundation, Aimee Allen, a primary school teacher and @AllergyStarts blogger and Dan Kelly fr… -
Consultants and GPs who get it wrong. Clare's allergy mum story ...and a nod to Eric & Ern.
Quentin, Ruth and Alice in conversation with Clare Hussein (@Allergy_mumof1 on Instagram), her journey discovering and dealing with her daughter's allergies, eczema and anaphylaxis. Unhelpful and often incorrect information from the medical professio… -
It's true - Peanuts May Contain Nuts!! Airport Perfume: Tasty Tapas: EpiPen FlashMobs
Ruth reckons she got shingles from methotrexate, Quentin shuns exquisite tapas in Madrid, Robbin Snow (the Allergy Show) tells us how they keep visitors allergy-safe, Environmental Health Officer Karen Martin tells us why peanuts come with a "May Con… -
Bear Grylls, bees' poop, unlawful kebabs and Dan Kelly from May_Contain
Ruth finds the perfect allergy-friendly restaurant. Quentin's egg allergy catches him out - again! Bear Grylls suffers a major reaction to a bee sting and we discuss take-aways who don't know what's in their kebabs. Our guest is the wonderful Dan K… -
Baby + Allergies + Mum + Doctor = podcast with Dr Stephanie, The_GP_Mum
Ever wondered how much doctors know about allergies? In this unmissable AllergyToday Special, we talk to Dr. Stephanie Ooi, "The GP Mum" who, whilst holidaying on a tropical island, discovered her 5 month old baby had severe allergies. Even though sh… -
Coeliac disease brilliantly explained. Rebecca's daughter eats the fireplace
Coeliac disease is a serious auto-immune disease where gluten damages the small intestine. It affects 1 in 100 people, yet 70% of sufferers haven't been diagnosed. Coeliac UK's Lorna Gardner explains all. We talk to supermum Rebecca Smith whose daugh…
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Living with allergies, asthma and eczema. Real people, real experiences, real conversations. Quentin, Ruth, Alice and guests just itching to talk
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