Free-From and Vegan: Understanding Where the Risks Occur
The demand for vegan and plant-based food has grown significantly over the past decade. Alongside this growth, consumers are increasingly seeking free-from options to manage allergies, intolerances, coeliac disease, and other food hypersensitivities. While vegan and free-from products often appear together on menus and supermarket shelves, they are not the same thing. One of the […]
Webinar Recording Now Available – Indian Restaurant & Takeaways’ Allergen Management Guidance
If you missed our recent webinar on allergen management guidance for Indian restaurants and takeaways, you can now catch up by watching the recording online. Delivered by Food Allergy Aware on behalf of Chesterfield Borough Council, the webinar focused on practical allergen management guidance for food businesses serving the food hypersensitive customer, which includes those […]
#AllerJanuary Insights: What Are the Real Challenges in Allergen Management?
At the start of the year, we launched our #allerjanuary resource pack to support businesses in reviewing and strengthening their allergen management. The response was incredibly encouraging, with over 100 downloads across a wide range of sectors including local authorities, NHS settings, hospitality, bakeries, care homes, consultants, and education. As part of this initiative, we […]
Benedict’s Law – the school allergy safety bill
On 3 February 2026, the House of Lords voted in favour of a key amendment strengthening Benedict’s Law, marking a major step forward in protecting children with allergies in schools across England. The amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill commits the Government to introduce mandatory, statutory allergy safety guidance for all schools by […]
Gluten free oats and labelling
Gluten-free doesn’t always mean allergen-free.
Did you know that gluten free oats must still be declared as an allergen under UK food law? Food Allergy Aware explains what businesses and consumers need to know about gluten free oats, allergen labelling, and why this matters for both coeliac disease and cereal allergies.
#AllerJanuary2026: Your Free Allergen Management Resource Pack
Enhance | Inform | Build Trust Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Introduction to #allerjanuary2026: AllerJanuary is an awareness campaign dedicated to improving allergen safety and inclusive dining across the food industry, started by Julian Edwards of Allergy Accreditation Each January, food businesses […]
Food Allergy Aware 2025 Webinar Round-Up
Strengthening Allergen Awareness Across Hospitality, Healthcare & Food Service Throughout 2025, Food Allergy Aware delivered a series of practical webinars covering key areas of allergen management, including free-from labelling, coffee shop allergen controls using the STOP THINK method, and technical guidance such as the science behind Unox hot fridges. We also contributed to apetito’s hospital […]
Best Practice Guidance: FSA Allergen Update Non-Prepacked Food
Date of Publication: March 2025 The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released their FSA Allergen Update Best practice guidance has been developed to help food businesses provide accurate allergen information for non-prepacked foods. This includes foods served in cafés, restaurants, bakeries, market stalls, delis, and takeaways, as well as online and distance-selling channels. Key Areas […]
#AllerJanuary25 Allergen Management Awareness
Join Allergy January 2025 with Food Allergy Aware, HASUK, and Allergen Accreditation. Improve allergen safety, boost ROI, and ensure safer, inclusive dining experiences.” January is a time of resolutions and fresh starts, making it the perfect month to focus on allergen awareness in the food service and hospitality industry. #AllerJanuary is a UK wide campaign […]