Mars, the sweetie-people, took out a full page ad in my newspaper this morning - and presumably in everybody else's newspaper as well - to apologise for adding animal products to Mars Bars, and to explain that the offending items would be removed as soon as possible. This was done as a result of vegetarians complaining to Mars about the … [Read more...]
Is there any awareness of Awareness Week?
It's Coeliac Awareness Week here in the UK - 14-20 May. Did you know? There are a number of events going on across the country, and Coeliac UK have managed to get coverage on a lot of mainstream media - radio, TV, newspapers and magazines. Their newsletter about this week's events is available here. But how many people are actually aware of … [Read more...]
Coeliac Awareness Week 2007: Why me?
So - you've just been told you should cut out gluten from your diet, probably because you have celiac disease, though there are other reasons for going gluten free. You're probably going through one of the following: disbelief - this can't be true denial - this isn't true depression - it is true, and I can't bear it reconciliation - … [Read more...]
