Yesterday I read something quite disappointing. 100 chefs in the UK have written to the Daily Telegraph to complain about the new EU allergy rules and how they are damaging UK restaurants. You can read the full letter here and the article here. In December 2014, new legislation came into effect throughout the EU with regard to… Read More »
In December (2014), new legislation came into effect throughout the EU with regard to labelling of allergens on prepackaged foods and for the first time regarding non prepackaged food sold in restaurants, cafés, canteens, take-aways, shops etc. In Ireland, it has been decided that the information must be provided in a written format. You can… Read More »
In February I wrote about Alpro and their decision to start producing almond and hazelnut products at their production sites by the end of 2014. This led to them changing their packaging on all their products to warn that they may contain traces of almonds and hazelnuts. The packaging changes started straight away. You can… Read More »
I was slow to do this 3rd part of the breakfast cereals because Kellogg’s do not provide documentation on this. They say it is because the ingredients and allergy information is subject to change. If Kellogg’s won’t stand over a list of their cereals and allergens, maybe I shouldn’t be compiling lists. All of these… Read More »
Food labelling can be very confusing when you are trying to avoid a certain food item. I’ve written before about the many different names that can indicate forms of dairy. New EU legislation means that from December 2014 allergy labelling will be standardised and in a particular format. This is good news for the allergy… Read More »
Dairy: Of, for, or relating to milk or milk products. Whether you are avoiding dairy because you are allergic, intolerant, vegan or simply for health reasons, it is essential to recognise all the words in ingredient lists that means a product contains dairy. For the first few months after my son went dairy free, I spent… Read More »