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Coeliac UK has teamed up with The Allergy & Free From Show to give you unlimited FREE tickets (worth £10 each) to this year’s event.
Unfortunately the Food and Drink DirectoryCoeliac UK’s key source of information listing thousands of foods that can be included in a gluten-free diet. updates will not be available on the BBC red button service from the end of March.
There was an error in the Spring 2013 issue of Crossed GrainOur magazine which is published three times a year. magazine.
The biggest shake up in diagnostic practice for coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. in children for 40 years is set out in new guidelines published by the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHANBritish Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - provides professional leadership, promotes standards of care for children with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional diseases and supports research, training and education for members in order to help facilitate its delivery.) and Coeliac UK.
This course is being held at University College London, Institute of Child Health, London.
Come and join us at the Coeliac UK research conference Understanding coeliac disease: factors affecting diagnosis, follow-up and management on 12 March 2013.
Harrods has recalled Rose Prince mincemeat and mince pies because the products contain various allergens which are not listed on the label.
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) published their gluten-free prescribing policy this month.
Asda has recalled a batch of its Frozen Chicken Tandoori Thigh, with a 'best before' date of 30 April 2013.
Waitrose is recalling Good to Go Tuna Nicoise Salad, with a 'use by' date of 3 August 2012, because of a packaging error.
Research has been published today in the Heart journal which looked at the effects of taking calcium supplements on the risk of having a heart attack.
Coeliac UK is upping its engagement with the catering sector with an event for the food industry entitled ‘The gluten-free law: from legislation to liberation’.
Surya Foods is withdrawing three batches of J.F.Mills cake mixes as well as dough and pancake/waffle mixes.
Surya Foods is withdrawing two batches of J.F. Mills Rich 'n Moist Luxury Cake Mix due to incorrect allergenSomething which causes an allergic reaction. labelling.
Virani Food Products is withdrawing, as a precaution, one batch of its Gram Flour, labelled as glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. free, having discovered, following extensive analysis, levels of gluten in excess of the limits set for foods labelled as gluten-freeWhen a food has less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten so it is safe for people with coeliac disease to eat. . If you’re intolerant to gluten, don’t cook with this batch of product.
Granovita is withdrawing one batch of its Mushroom Pateole Yeast Spread.
Oatibix is not suitable for people with coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. on a gluten-freeWhen a food has less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten so it is safe for people with coeliac disease to eat. diet because the manufacturer cannot guarantee that the oats are uncontaminated, and they are made on the same line as Weetabix.
Over 100 healthcare professionals and researchers attended the Coeliac UK research conference Coeliac disease: new approaches to diagnosis, prevention and practice held in central London on Friday 3 February.
Virani Food Products is withdrawing one batch of its Gram Flour, labelled as glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. free, having discovered on routine analysis levels of gluten in excess of the limits set for foods labelled as gluten free. If you’re intolerant to gluten, don’t cook with this batch of product.
Natco is withdrawing one batch of its GlutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. Free Gram Flour. The product contains low levels of gluten that are above the limits set for foods labelled gluten-freeWhen a food has less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten so it is safe for people with coeliac disease to eat. . If you’re intolerant to gluten, don’t eat this product.
Doves Farm Foods Limited withdraws one batch of Buckwheat Flour code BBE12.10.12. This product was dispatched prior to receiving glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. test results and was subsequently found to contain gluten at a level in excess of 20ppm but less than 50ppm of gluten.
Acting upon the advice of the Food Standards Agency, Dorset Cereals has notified us about a labelling error resulting in inconsistent allergenSomething which causes an allergic reaction. information on boxes of Dorset Cereals Gingerbread Porridge. This pack design is now no longer being manufactured.
Morrisons is recalling their Duc D'Ardennes Pork and Apricot Pate. This product contains gluten which is not stated in the allergy advice box. If you have coeliac disease or are intolerant to gluten you should not eat this product.
Sandwell Foods is recalling some date codes of its Halal World lamb and beef sausages and burgers.
The Co-op is recalling a certain date code of its Free FromA range of food that is free from certain allergens - for example gluten or dairy. Pure Oat Muesli.
The following allergy alerts have been issued:
Delicious Alchemy has recalled certain products due to potential glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. contamination.
Morrisons has recalled all packs of its Omega Mix of seeds because the product contains barley glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. , which is not mentioned in the allergy information on the product label.
Although every dietitianAn expert in food and nutrition. knows that children with food allergies are at risk of an impaired nutritional status, very little data has been published on this topic.
The Department of Health and Food Standards Agency scientific committees have recently reviewed the advice given to parents about weaning.
Weaning is a hot topic in the press at the moment with discussion about when to introduce solid foods.
The 2011 Food and Drink Directory has been printed and is currently being sent to Members.
We are happy to announce our Marathon Team 2011.
Peer reviewed UK evidence-based practice guidance for the dietetic management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBSIrritable bowel syndrome - a common but poorly understood chronic (long-term) condition where the normal functions of the bowel are disrupted) in adults have recently been published.
Oats, the law and current research and how to make the right choices on a gluten-free diet.
Coeliac UK has recently worked with the Scottish Nutrition and Diet Resources Initiative (SNDRi) on their new gluten-freeWhen a food has less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten so it is safe for people with coeliac disease to eat. diet sheet – A Guide to GlutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye. -free Living.
The Summer Raffle was drawn on Monday 16 August. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Recent research published in the British Medical Journal has looked at the effect of taking calcium supplements on the risk of having a heart attack.
Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. , surveyed over 1,600 members and found that nearly 60% of them had previously been incorrectly diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBSIrritable bowel syndrome - a common but poorly understood chronic (long-term) condition where the normal functions of the bowel are disrupted) instead of being tested and diagnosed with coeliac disease.
A new position on the management of coeliac disease is now available on the British Society of Gastroenterology website.
Results are now available for a UK population survey comparing the quality of life of individuals before and after diagnosis of coeliac disease.
The Government has now responded to our petition on the diagnosis of coeliac disease.
This week’s You Magazine has given our website the thumbs up with the title of 'Website of the Week'.
Find out more about a new module on the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease
Find out more about the CD-MEDICS and the healthcare professional training module that is being developed.
Live Charity Appeal on Sunday 14th February
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There is no evidence that people with coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. will be at any greater risk of getting swine flu than the general population.
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