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Hi, I posted this in the original thread that this article appeared in, but I wanted to make sure people saw it, so I started a new thread about it as well. Sorry if it's overkill, but I really wanted to be sure that people know they have this opportunity.

I googled this article and found it on the BBC News website:

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If you go to this page, scroll down and they have a form where you can submit a comment

about this article. It just basically asks for your name, where you are from, and asks:

" Have you self-diagnosed a food intolerance? What led you to do so? Has it worked for you?

Or are you now concerned that you may be missing out on key foods?"

I'm going to send comments right now mad.gif and wanted you all to know about this opportunity!

-Sarah


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Sorry Sarah--I tried this link 2 times and when it opens, I only get a blank screen--at the very top of the screen, it says email a friend--yet there is no form or nothing. Maybe there is a different link?

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The link below, from the story on the original thread, has an email for comments.

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Ridgewalker Contributor

Whoops, not sure why my link didn't work. :rolleyes:

Thank you ENF!!! :D

-Sarah

darlindeb25 Collaborator

Well, I couldn't get it to work here, but it did work in the other thread you used it in, so I emailed them from that thread. :angry: Gave them a piece of my mind!!!!

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