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Precautionary allergen labelling – have we got the balance wrong?

The mess that is ‘may contain’

24/10/2015 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  2 Comments

Many of you will have filled in our 'may contain' survey a few weeks ago and I promised both to let you know the results – and to explain why it was that we were doing the survey. So a few results first: When you were asked what you thought when faced with a ‘may contain …

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Precautionary allergen labelling – have we got the balance wrong?

21/05/2015 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

In managing food allergy there are two major hazards: The failure to recognise a food allergen that has been included in a dish as an ingredient and The accidental contamination of an otherwise allergen-free food with an allergen. But while the failure to recognize …

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