Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
A business should only promote a product as ‘allergen free’ if this statement is explained. For example, the business makes it clear that the product does not contain any of the 14 regulated allergens as ingredients. If this statement is…
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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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You may have noticed that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have launched a campaign, in partnership with both Allergy UK and The Anaphylaxis Campaign, called Easy to ASK (#EasytoASK — Ask about allergens, Speak Up, Keep Safe), aimed at encouraging and…
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Lidl has recalled some batches of their Alesto Honey Peanuts because the word ‘peanuts’ does not appear on the label, as is required by Law. This echoes a recall of over three years ago by Booths, who withdrew some peanut…
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It’s almost a year since I wrote a blog on why a ‘vegan’ declaration on a food or drink may not necessarily mean in practice that the product was safe for those with milk (or egg, or fish) allergy. Following…
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Allergen-related product recalls are a seemingly weekly occurrence, sadly, but the latest one of Genius Gluten Free Denby Steak Pies seems more significant, somehow – possibly because it’s a major brand, who make very good products, and because the error…
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Although the latest changes to food allergen labelling – Regulation No. 1169/2011, the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC) – were published in October 2011, came into effect in December 2011, and will become compulsory after the three-year transition…
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Last week supermarket Booths withdrew some batches of its Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts due to an error in allergen information: “Monkey nuts” is an alternative term for peanuts, but the word “peanuts” was not declared anywhere on the label….
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