Update 3: FSA and FSS issue further guidance on the use of oils as ingredient substitutions
Further information is being issued about vegetable oil substitutions and product labelling as a result of the Ukraine conflict.
Further information is being issued about vegetable oil substitutions and product labelling as a result of the Ukraine conflict.
The FSA updates people living with peanut allergy on an investigation into peanut contamination in soya lecithin
The FSA is to launch the next phase of Speak Up For Allergies. The campaign will encourage young people to support friends with allergies when eating in restaurants and the important role front of house staff to provide allergen information effectively.
Consultation and series of workshops to inform next steps on building a workable precautionary allergen labelling and information system for businesses and consumers.
The Food Standards Agency publishes ‘Food Hypersensitivity and The Government’s Allergen Labelling Review’ Board paper
Allergen labelling laws for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods changed on 1 October 2021. To help food businesses prepare we hosted this webinar.
A checklist to help businesses understand when and how to apply precautionary allergen labelling to food products.
Guidance for small food businesses on using precautionary allergen labelling such as ‘may contain’.
What businesses need to know about the changes to allergen labelling for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food, also known as Natasha's Law.
Guidance for food businesses on providing allergen information and best practice for handling allergens.
Advice on providing allergen information and avoiding cross-contamination in a food business for managers, kitchen staff and front of house servers.
Online food allergy training and e-learning resources for food businesses.
There is specific information for different types of food including pre-packed and loose foods.
How to label allergens and avoid allergen-cross contamination when producing pre-packed food.
Explains the dangers surrounding mycotoxins and the food safety regulations in place in the UK concerning them.
Guidance on allergens for caterers in schools, hospitals and care homes.
Information from FSA allergen risk assessments, consumer research, and the nutritional content of oils and their sustainability, intended to help inform industry when reformulating products in response to the shortage of sunflower oil.
Information on our privacy policy for your registration with Food Allergy Training, why we require data, what we do with the data and your rights.
What food allergy is and what allergen information food businesses must provide to you. The precautions you need to take if you or someone you know has an allergy.
An evaluation of changes to food labelling requirements with people with food hypersensitivities and food businesses. IFF Research have been commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to conduct a research project on recent changes to food labelling requirements. These changes relate to the labelling rules around what information food businesses have to provide to consumers. The research follows on from previous research on the same topic. IFF Research are working in partnership with PanelBase to deliver this project and are in contact with some UK based allergies charities.
Additional analysis of quality of life scale
How the impact of living with a food hypersensitivity, and the gain to be valued if it was removed was captured.
Additional analysis of Current and Contingent EQ5D and VAS