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Marthjolly1 Mon 01-Oct-18 12:49:28

I'm listening to Radio 2 feature on food allergies. I'm aware this is a huge problem for a lot of people but I've now realised how much I take food for granted when eating out or buying prepared food. I'm so lucky to have never had to deal with allergy or intolerance for myself or any one in my family. After listening to this programme I will certainly be more aware of the difficulties a lot of people and young children have to face daily just to eat.

GabriellaG Wed 03-Oct-18 13:18:37

If Pret make sandwiches/wraps/baguettes etc to order, will they have to write out individual labels listing contents on every order? A nightmare.
As I never buy that kind of on-the-go food, I don't know how shops will keep up with the labelling.

Grammaretto Wed 03-Oct-18 15:20:09

I'm part of a group who run a cafe serving soup and cakes in the local hall once a week. All the food must be cooked and prepared on site in a kitchen which is inspected by environmental health. All the volunteers have to have a hygiene certificate and all known allergens must be clearly labelled. It's quite a list:
Last week it was nuts, celery, milk, butter and some gluten in the soup stock. . We often prepare a gluten free option.

Oven, hob and fridge temperatures are checked and noted.

Whatever happened to chef's spoon tasting and homemade jam!

humptydumpty Wed 03-Oct-18 15:41:53

Sorry Jalima, not sure what your point is? surely the lawa applying to labelling refers to the point of sale, not where it's eaten?

M0nica Wed 03-Oct-18 16:41:31

In many supermarkets in France when you buy loose fruit/veg, you often price them yourselves. Put them on the scales and look at the screen, which will have little pictures of the veg/fruit and its name. Touch the screen in the right square and out comes a label with, details of what you have bought, how much it weighs, price per unit and price for the weight you have bought.

This would easily adapt to print details of what the baguette/sandwich is and what ingredients it contains.