Image courtesy of Hooley & Brown In theory the huge growth in the number of vegan products on the market should be a massive bonus for those with milk or egg allergies. But - because so many of them come with PAL/May Contain warnings for milk and egg, it has also been a …
precautionary allergen labelling
A food fad won’t kill you – an allergy will
There has been a predictable outcry in the allergy world this week's in response to Rachel Johnson's piece in Thursday's Evening Standard on 'dietary requirements' and food fads. Being charitable, I am assuming that she has never suffered from or lived with someone with a food …
If it is vegan, is it safe for those with allergies to milk or eggs?
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has just issued a report, discussed in an excellent post on Alex Gazzola's Allergy Insight blog, which makes it quite clear that being labelled vegan does not mean that a food is safe for those with allergies to milk or eggs. They …
Could TRACE study findings point the way to a PAL solution?
One of the biggest bugbears of life as a food allergic person is Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) or May Contain labelling. This is intended to warn you if there is a risk that the food concerned might be contaminated with any of the 14 major allergens. But because it is …
May contain madness…..
Those of you who read my recent report on Professor Clare Mills' presentation at the Anaphylaxis Campaign's conference in September will know that things are moving forward, slowly, on the 'may contain', precautionary allergen labelling front. But meanwhile we are still living …