Allergens
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Allergen laws boost confidence in eating out
People who suffer from food allergies have greater confidence when eating out of home since the introduction of new EU laws, a survey has found. In December 2014, EU legislation was introduced requiring retailers of non-prepacked foodstuffs to provide customers… Read More
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Food allergy admissions erupt
An explosion in food allergies is placing more pressure on food businesses to guarantee full product traceability. Research from supply chain consultancy Trace One found that adverse reactions to food are growing at a startling rate with the number of… Read More
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Briefing: Food information regulation one year on
Caterers have dealt well with new rules on allergen information – but there’s more work ahead to tackle a serious and growing problem. By Barry Moore. Caterers are doing a decent job … Broadly the contract catering industry is doing… Read More
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News review
ANOTHER COUNTRY bans GM, Pressure on coffee companies, New soy tool, Calculating calories for menus, Fossil fuel divestment. Northern Ireland says no to GM Northern Ireland has become the latest country to ban GM crops. Stormont’s environment minister Mark Durkan… Read More