The reality of food allergies in daily life

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Two tragedies relating to food allergies have recently highlighted the issue from a couple of perspectives that are poles apart — from food product labelling to schoolyard bullying, writes Brian Byrne.

And in the way of these social media times, they also re-triggered unhelpful commentary about the role of parents and such allergies.

Local writer, photographer, and craft-worker Cliona Kelliher knows at first hand the reality of life with food allergies, and she was prompted by some of these responses to set out the actual living situation, in the latest post in her Purity Belle blog.

It's worth a read by everyone, because food is one of the essential things for the continuation of all our lives. As is knowledge about stuff in it that can end things.

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