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 …
risk of may contain warnings for allergic consumers
‘May contain’ – have your say
Very good news - the Food Standards Agency have cleared their desks and are tackling the horribly unsatisfactory mess that is Precautionary Allergen Labelling, better known as 'may contain' warnings. PALs have been the bugbear not only of the allergic consumer but of the …