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Hello and welcome to the Food Intolerance Network

My name is Sue Dengate.

 These web pages provide:

  • independent information about the effects of food on behaviour, health and learning ability in both children and adults.
  • support for families using a low-chemical elimination diet free of additives, low in salicylates, amines and flavour enhancers (FAILSAFE) for health, behaviour and learning problems. Click here for an introduction to food intolerance.

 

BREAKING NEWS

04/05/2008 Please have your say if you would like natural colours in Smarties (see story in Failsafe Newsletter April – June 2008 #56)

Click on the link above or www.nestle.com.au and click on Contact Us (top right) or Phone: 1800 025 361 Fax: 02 9736 0407, Mail: Consumer Services Department, GPO Box 4320, Sydney NSW 2001

11/04/2008 Sue Dengate’s talk schedule May-June 2008 is shown below - details: Talks schedule

Port Macquarie NSW Mon 12 May

Wagga Wagga NSW Wed 14 May

Canberra ACT Thu 15 May

Devonport TAS Mon 19 May

Launceston TAS Tue 20 May

Hobart TAS Wed 21 May

Frankston VIC Mon 26 May

Mornington VIC Tue 27 May

Warrnambool VIC Wed 28 May

Ballarat VIC Thursday 29 May (two talks)

Mt Gambier SA Mon 2 June

Adelaide SA Tue 3 June

Woy Woy NSW Thursday 5 June

Castle Hill, Sydney NSW Fri 6 June

Ipswich QLD Tue 10 June

Brisbane QLD Wed 11 June

Maclean NSW Thu 12 June

10/04/2008: The UK's food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), is to advise government Ministers to ask manufacturers to bring in a voluntary ban of six artificial food colours from food and drink by 2009. They will also advise Ministers to push for them to be phased out in the rest of the European Union. The colours are Sunset yellow (E110), Quinoline yellow (E104), Carmoisine (E122), Allura red (E129), Tartrazine (E102) and Ponceau 4R (E124) and have been on the Food Intolerance Network’s list of nasties for 15 years. We await action from Australian and New Zealand regulators… http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/103590.php.

19/2/2008 Choice Magazine (Australia) is writing an article on food additives and is seeking people to contribute: http://www.choice.com.au/viewCalc.aspx?id=106153&catId=100272&tid=100040&p=1 - What additives most concern you? Do you avoid buying certain products because of the additives they contain? Does a 'free from artificial colours and preservatives' claim influence what product you buy?

Latest Failsafe Newsletter January – March 2008 on-line or as pdf (16 pages)

Food Intolerance brochure now In Dutch (thanks Peter) In French (thanks Ariane) In Italian (thanks Helen) In Portuguese (thanks Carla) In Spanish (thanks Daniela) In Nepali (thanks Sunita) In USA (thanks failsafeUSA members)

More school trial info at http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factsuccess1.htm http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factschools.htm

 

The long-awaited, fully updated and revised edition of Sue Dengate’s best-selling book Fed Up is back in Australian and New Zealand bookstores in February 2008 – click cover for details

The revised and updated (2007) “Failsafe Cookbook” by Sue Dengate is available from bookstores in Australia and New Zealand and overseas, published by Random House Australia.

The DVD “Fed Up with Children’s Behaviour: how food and additives affect behaviour” is also available. Six months in the making with the help of failsafers Australia and New Zealand wide. Click cover.  Viewer feedback. Available by ordering at Angus & Robertson bookstores Australia-wide: ISBN 0-646-45925-2. NTSC format (USA, Canada, Japan, South America, etc) is also available. Available in USA from www.bookch.com and in NZ from www.pathfinder.co.nz

 

See previous breaking news

 

Hello everyone

April 10th was a day of celebration for us as UK food regulators finally admitted that artificial colours should be banned. Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Dame Deirdre Hutton, said it was the duty of the FSA to ‘put consumers first’. Yes!!! However, Australian regulators don't see it that way, so please join us in putting pressure on food manufacturers here to protect our children. See story and our new Get Smarties campaign above.  Also in this newsletter, readers of Fed Up already know my opinion regarding nutrition in fruit - you don't need fruit if you eat vegetables - so I'm pleased to see that Tom Sanders, director of the Nutritional Sciences Division at King's College London, agrees (The Myths of Fruit in the latest newsletter). There are more inspiring reader stories in the latest newsletter including the story of a suicidal teen and a fascinating illustration of how frequent colds and flu can be food intolerance. And see our delicious recipes in Cooks Corner. Thanks to everyone for your patience while Howard and I were trekking in Nepal last term, and to Chris for answering emails during our absence.   

- Sue Dengate (suedengate@ozemail.com.au)

The latest newsletter is Failsafe Newsletter April – June 2008 #56

Latest site update is 4 May 2008

 

 

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The long-awaited, fully updated and revised 2008 edition of Sue Dengate’s best-selling book Fed Up is in Australian and New Zealand bookstores and overseas – click cover for details

The updated and expanded 2007 Failsafe Cookbook is in all bookstores in Australia and New Zealand, and the UK and USA - click cover for details

The exciting and informative two hour DVD Fed Up with Children’s Behaviour is available. Click on the DVD cover below.  Also available by ordering at Angus & Robertson bookstores Australia-wide.  If you order from an NTSC format country you will automatically receive that format.

Fed Up with Asthma and Fed Up with ADHD are now out of print - check your local library for these and the other books and the DVD.

For the last 14 years, all proceeds from the sale of my books and talks have been used to run the Food Intolerance Network and I neither pay nor draw any salary.  Click on each book cover for more information:

         

Some of the many symptoms of food intolerance that can be helped by diet:

Airways: Asthma, Stuffy blocked or runny nose/ nasal polyps, Frequent nose bleeds,  Catarrh, chronic throat-clearing, Sinusitis, Frequent ear infections,  Frequent tonsillitis, Frequent colds and flu, symptoms of Samter’s Triad Skin: Eczema, Urticaria (hives), Cradlecap, Other skin rashes, Angioedema (swollen lips, eyes, tongue), Geographic tongue, Pruritis (itching), Allergic shiners (dark circles under eyes), Pallor (pale skin), Flushing, Excessive sweating, Body odour, Sore vagina in children  Digestive system: Recurrent mouth ulcers, Indigestion, Nausea, Bad breath, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Stomach ache, Bloating, Reflux in babies, adults, Constipation, Colic in babies, adults, Sluggish bowel syndrome (feeling of "more to come"), Soiling (sneaky poos)  Bladder: Bedwetting, Daytime incontinence, Urinary urgency, Recurrent inflammation (cystitis)  Skeletal: Growing pains, Arthritis  Eyes: Nystagmus (involuntary movement), Blurred vision  Muscles: Low muscle tone, Myalgia (muscle pain), Tics (involuntary movement), Tremor, Heart: Rapid heart beat, Heart palpitations, Cardiac arrhythmias, Pseudo heart attack (feeling of impending doom, chest pressure, pain down arm), Tachycardia (fast heart beat), Angina-type pain, HHT  Central nervous system: Headaches or migraines, unexplained tiredness, Chronic fatigue, Feeling 'hung-over', Confusion, Dizziness, Agitation, Tinnitus (noises in ear),  Hyperacusis, Paraesthesia (pins and needles), Dysaesthesia (numbness), Hypoglycemia, Epileptic seizures, Sensory symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Symptoms of lupus  Anxiety: Panic attacks, Depression, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, actions  Impaired memory: Vague or forgetful, Unable to concentrate, Won't persevere,  Unmotivated, Disorganised, Easily distracted, Difficulty reading and writing  Speech: Loud voice (no volume control), Speech hard to understand, Speech delay, Selective mutism, Stuttering, Repetitive noises, Talks too much (empty chatter)  Coordination: Poor handwriting, Poor coordination, Frequent accidents  Sleep: Difficulty falling asleep, Restless legs syndrome (RLS), Persistent night waking, Insomnia,  Nightmares/night terrors/sleepwalking  Mood: Mood swings, Premenstrual tension, Grizzly or unhappy, Cries easily or often, Irritable, Uncooperative  Oppositional defiance: ODD, Loses temper, Argumentative, Refuses requests,  Defies rules, Deliberately annoys others, Blames others for own mistakes,  Touchy, easily annoyed, Angry, resentful  Other behaviour: ADHD, ADD, Autism, Aspergers, Inattentive, easily bored, unmotivated, Restless, fidgety or overactive, Head banging, Fights with siblings, Difficulty making friends, Destructive, aggressive, Unreasonable, Demanding, never satisfied, Disruptive,  Discipline is ineffective. 

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