Trends for 2013 – Focus on food and healthy lifestyles.
Advertising agency powerhouse JWT has just launched their top 100 trends for 2013. Some of the emerging trends are focusing on healthy living, eating right and allergy awareness. With an emphasis on lifestyle and knowing what we eat, this is a report that will resonate with families who are after specialist food and allergy [...]
Hope for those with egg allergies : Article by the BBC
US research offers hope to those with egg allergies. Worth while read for all those affected with egg allergies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18888172
Skin Food : Are your skincare products suitable if you have a food allergy?
Food products need to declare allergen information in more and more countries across the world. It is becoming standard to buy food products with the list of ingredients that they contain included in the labeling, often with allergens highlighted. However, the same consideration is not extended to skincare products. People who are effected by food [...]
Choosing an allergy test : The lowdown
There are many allergy tests to choose from. There are only three that should be considered. The Skin Prick Test (SPT), IgE blood test and the oral food challenge (OFC) are the only allergy tests that are medically verified and approved. There is no doubt that “allergies” and all that they entail are vast money-spinners, [...]
New study links paracetamol to worsening asthma symptoms : Daily Mail (UK)
sneezywheezy.com hunts down relevant world allergy news and articles for you. A new report written by Dr John McBride and published in the journal Pediatrics links paracetamol to making asthma symptoms worse. Article taken from the Daily Mail (UK) click here to read. ~ Vicky
Grieving father on a mission to fight food allergies: San Jose Mercury News
Sneezywheezy hunts down relevants world allergy news for you! A moving article from The San Jose Mercury News about a father who’s become an allergy crusader after his son died of anaphyalxis on holiday. The teen, who had what they thought was a very mild peanut allergy, died moments after eating a dessert that contained [...]
Are they nuts? : Clarins use tree nut & peanut oil in an extensive range of their products
Clarins products contain tree nut and peanut oil. Inca peanut oil at that. This information is readily available and is of course easy to spot in the list of ingredients on the side of the box. Easy, that is if you are some sort of biochemical botanical expert. Plukenetia volubilis ring a bell… anyone? That [...]
Universal Studios Singapore – They can cater for food allergies
Don’t let food allergies get in the way of a good time! Universal Studios Singapore offers a great day out, catering to your sense of adventure – as well as catering to your specific allergies. Good-bye to worrying about what food to bring along, hello to yummy food at Universal Studios Singapore! With sufficient notice [...]
AVA Food Labeling : Why the words “may contain” on food labels need to become a legal requirement
Gardenia Bread is not suitable for those with a walnut allergy. Would you know this from looking at the labeling? No! Would you know this from calling the company? Possibly not (it depends on who you talk to). The importance of correct and informative food labeling is never more apparent then when shopping for people [...]
Dust mites in flour : They can be bad for your health
Dust mites are not just limited to mattresses, sofas and rugs, like most things with legs they like to travel. Chances are at some point they have been in your consumables too. Recent studies have shown that dust mites infest around 7% of all wheat flour in Singaporean homes. The tropical climate in Singapore equates [...]
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