I have just spent a fascinating two days working my way through the judges' comments on our entrants for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards. And let me say right now that our judges did a sterling job! The forms were extremely long and complicated (much too long and complicated in …
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Egg wash!! How many allergens should you exclude?
I had scarcely pressed the 'go live' key on my last blog about allergen-free catering when the following email plopped into my in-box: Good morning Michelle, I am hoping that I can persuade you to help me in my battle to encourage chefs to stop putting eggs either in or …
The dreaded allergen thresholds – again…
A post on the Sugarpuffish blog last week illustrates yet again the frustrating unintended consequences of the FSA's attempts to keep allergic people safe. Sugarpuffish, who is very intolerant of dairy, noticed that one of her favourite snacks, 9Bars, had taken their 'dairy …
The new allergen regulations – a wasted opportunity
What a wasted opportunity! The Face-o-twittersphere has been erupting during the last week over the new regulations on allergen labelling – and with reason. (The regulations are not due to come into force until December 2014 but the FSA has just issued some guidelines which is …
Ignoring carbohydrates in diabetic diets
Diabetes is not our area of expertise (we scarcely have enough time to keep abreast of allergy, let alone taking on diabetes) but I do feel very sorry for diabetics. Their lives used to be trying, but simple – they had a strict diet to which they had to adhere and specific (not …