Alex Gazzola

United Kingdom

Freelance Heath Journalist at Freelance

Author of books on coeliac, IBS, and various allergies. Editor: Allergy Insight. Writer on all things #freefrom. Director, @FFSkincareAward and @FFLivingAwards

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Barley-based gluten-free beer - more questions than answers

Sep 26, 2024 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

coeliac disease, gluten / NCGS, gluten free / free from fad barley based beer, gluten free beer A new open-access paper on barley-based gluten-free beer has just been published online by the journal Food & Chemical Toxicology. I’ll briefly summarise what I can understand of its content below, but if you want it in its full, in-places highly technical glory, you can read it here.
The Free From Living Awards 2024

Apr 10, 2024 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

They have been a long time coming, but I’m very happy that — finally — I have managed to launch the Free From Living Awards, which opened for entry earlier this week, and the idea for which first formed in my head all the way back in 2017. The Awards are the latest in the ‘Free From Awards’ line of Awards.
We need allergens in ‘free from’ food

Mar 14, 2024 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

free from food 14 allergens, free from aisle, free from food 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 too.
Sulphites: Allergen of the Year 2024

Mar 10, 2024 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

eczema / skin allergy, food allergy sulfite allergy, sulfites, sulphite allergy, sulphites 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 / sulphites have received the dubious distinction for 2024.
How accommodating should we be to allergy and coeliac?

Dec 19, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

catering / food service, media / journalism, opinion / rants 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.
Nickel free self tanning products

Oct 25, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

eczema / skin allergy, free from skincare nickel allergy, nickel tested, self tan, tanning products 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 the product. Sometimes such toiletries contain artificial colours, which are usually safer from a nickel allergy perspective.
Nuts in toiletries

Oct 14, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

eczema / skin allergy, food allergens free from skincare, nut allergy, nut free, nut oils in cosmetics, nuts in skincare The issue of nut-based ingredients in cosmetic products continues to cause concern among members of the nut allergy community, and I regularly see confusion about the subject on social media. Here’s what you need to know. What is a cosmetic?
Cobalt allergy | Allergy Insight

Aug 16, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

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 to do to avoid exposure to the other. So where there is nickel — everyday metal objects, such as zips, coins, keys, scissors, cheap jewellery — there may well be cobalt.
G6PD deficiency and favism

Aug 6, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

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 in this store“. Favism is not a food allergy, neither is it an autoimmune condition, and it can only be considered a food intolerance in that those affected by favism cannot ‘tolerate’ broad beans.
CTSI call for ‘vegan’ definition — but what about ‘free from’? | Allergy Insight

Jul 12, 2023 | allergy-insight.com | Alex Gazzola

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Alex Gazzola @FreeFromWriter

31 Mar 25

Ursula published the recently vindicated Kathleen Stock, then suffered for it. My publisher was hers, and I’ve supported her case. Fellow writers, especially: please read/consider doing same. Publishing, like academia, is in a wretched state on free speech and freedom of belief.

Ursula Doyle @suladoyle

I resigned from my job in book publishing and am taking my former employer to a tribunal - here's why. There is a link to my crowdfunder in the next post; I'm very grateful for all shares and donations. https://t.co/RcKWKUB8uY

Alex Gazzola @FreeFromWriter

10 Mar 25

RT @allergysurvey25: 📢 Do you/your child have #FoodAllergy? Fill in this 10-30 min survey by researchers at @ImperialMed & @EAACI_HQ on you…

Alex Gazzola @FreeFromWriter

14 Feb 25

Via @MirageNewsCom: Higher fibre diet in early childhood may cut coeliac risk. #coeliac #celiac https://t.co/dLK1EsTRHw