The Free From Hero Award
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This special award recognises a true hero in the freefrom community. Whether it’s a caring school cook who caters for complex or multiple freefrom diets, a community cafe that provides freefrom food for just one customer, an innovative cook meeting freefrom needs during lockdown, a CEO who has altered manufacture protocols to ensure food safety, an NPD team member who removes unnecessary allergens from a product – or someone who goes above and beyond without even thinking about it – please scroll down to see our recent Free From Heroes!
2023 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation)
Dr Rosy Wells & paediatric allergy clinicians, at St George’s Hospital, keep food allergic children safe in their local schools by giving out free allergy bags with AAIs and other medication. The bags are refreshed annually & after use. They also give allergy training to school nurses and first aiders. The dream is to get every hospital trust in the country to do the same.
2022 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation)
Alexa Baracaia author of ‘My Family & Food Allergies’ and tireless campaigner on behalf of those living with multiple allergies. Alexa has dedicated much of her time and energy over the last 11 years to improving the lives of parents and children with allergies and to opening a weekly space for exploring many different allergy themes on Twitter, @AllergyHour #allergyhour
2021 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation)
Ruth Holroyd of What Allergy? “A prolific, and incredibly brave, communicator.” Read about Ruth’s win in her own words!
2021 Free From Hero Special Award
(Sponsored by Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation)
Elijah-Alavi Foundation “Such phenomenal achievements borne from tragic circumstances demonstrate just what an inspiration Thomas Silvera and Ondina Hawthorne are.”
2020 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Nairn’s)
The Ednan-Laperouse family and Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation for their tireless campaigning on behalf of those with serious food allergies.
2019 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Hazel Gowland, an expert patient, consumer, researcher, lecturer, and trainer specialising in food allergy.
2018 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Jacqueline McPeake, founder of JACS Allergen Management: Jacqui helps companies and individuals navigate the maze of allergens, ingredients & cross-contamination.
2017 Free From Hero
(Sponsored by Lucy Bee)
Clare Marriage of Doves Farm
