Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
A significant piece of work has been published in relation to food allergen recalls in the UK over a recent five-year period. It is open access, written by Sim Ray Yue of Queen’s University Belfast (plus colleagues), and although I’ll…
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I’ve been wondering for some time whether food industry and consumers need a clear definition of what ‘free from food’ actually is. Increasingly, allergy and coeliac consumers are finding products in supermarket sections or aisles signposted ‘free from’ which they…
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Between late January and early March this year, the Food Standards Agency conducted a welcome open consultation on the proposed updating of their Allergen Labelling Technical Guidance, which was perhaps overdue a review anyway, but was also more urgently required…
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The Food and Drink Federation has just published guidance on ‘allergen free’ and vegan claims, with the stated aim of informing both the food industry and consumers of the difference between them and “to dispel any misunderstanding that a vegan…
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On the 18th October, I tweeted Morrisons to report the problem. No response. On the 31st October, I tweeted them again. No response. On November 2nd, I tweeted what I was reliably told was Morrisons local trading standards office in West…
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That there are eight major allergens in the United States and fourteen major allergens in the United Kingdom and EU can cause problems to those with food hypersensitivities on both sides of the Atlantic — either when visiting one another’s…
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