Do you have food allergies, coeliac disease or food intolerances? Please complete our dining out survey
Dining out Survey We are conducting a survey to see how dining out experience’s have changed for those who have special dietary requirements, including food allergies, coeliac disease and food intolerance’s. Since the introduction of the Food Information for Consumers (FIC) Regulation 1169/2011 were introduced in December 2014 . Please click here to fill in the […]
Top Tips when serving the Food Allergy Customer
Eating out as a free from customer has always been a minefield, restaurants sometimes are unsure of guidelines, many do not know the difference between a dairy or an egg allergy or even think an intolerance is ‘mild’ and not too much to be concerned about. Below are 6 areas to be aware of when serving the […]
Allergy Adventures offers FREE online workshop
The Allergy Adventures Workshops for schools is now live. Hailey Phillips the founder of Allergy Adventures has been busy working on teaching modules for schools and children s groups to enable them to gain understanding on food allergies and the importance of avoiding cross contamination. Hailey has created two sets of resources suitable for children Ages 5 […]
Caroline runs workshop for students at Eastleigh College
Eastleigh College invited Caroline to run a food allergy awareness workshop for about 30 of their level 2 and 3 students. The workshop involved interactive exercises to enable students to grasp and understanding of their responsibilities under the new EU FIR law, and to be aware of the importance of getting […]
FATC Training launches bespoke flexible CIEH Level 3 food safety course to suit training needs to include Level 2 allergen award
Food Allergy Training Consultancy (FATC) launches bespoke flexible food safety & food allergy awareness certificated course to suit training needs The Food Allergy Training Consultancy (FATC) in collaboration with Sally Trice of STCC has developed a 2 for 1 training course. FATC is aware of time and budget constraints on food businesses and is […]
Gluten free scones with no Dairy they must be biscuits!
This weekend a friend and I popped over to Lymington for an afternoon of shopping and hopefully a cuppa tea and a piece of cake! Because the decision to go was at short notice or ‘off the cuff’ as we say I did not have much time to research, but I posted a request on […]
Anaphylaxis Campaign #takethekit video
Video aimed at high risk age group The Anaphylaxis Campaign have put together a video aimed at the 15 – 25 year age group to encourage them to take their medical kits where ever they go. This age is group is a high risk of reaction, as they want to fit in with their peers, and not […]
Food allergy law flouted by 54% of takeaways – RSPH
RSPH’s latest investigation focuses on whether correct food allergy information is available in takeaway outlets. Since December 2014, takeaways have joined other food outlets in being legally obliged to provide information on whether any of the main 14 allergens are present in their food. Two million people have allergies in the UK, with 5000 of them a […]
Helen Garfield shares her experience of dining with allergies on a P&O cruise ship Oceana
Our guest blogger this month is Helen Garfield, CEO of local charity based in Worcestershire. Helen suffers with life threatening food allergies and is often frustrated with establishments who don’t understand or seem to care!! She is delighted to find companies, like P and O who offer excellent customer service to the food allergy customer. ‘I’m a keen […]
University of Winchester – Certificate of Achievement, GOLD
PRESS RELEASE The University of Winchester is awarded Gold Standard, ‘Certificate of Achievement’ for their Food Allergy Awareness program The University of Winchester has always adopted a proactive approach when providing for their students, staff and visitors. This has won them several awards over the years especially in relation to their sustainability policies. When […]