Allergies
and food intolerance |
You cannot pre-empt all customer
allergies but it is your responsibility to ensure that the
food you serve is safe to eat and is of the expected nature,
substance and quality demanded by your customers. Most importantly
that any foods sold must not be misleadingly described by
labels or verbally by staff. To this end always brief staff
as to the ingredients in each dish and ensure that our staff
are aware all potential allergens.
Ask customers to make you aware of their particular
sensitivities when ordering foods.
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Known
allergens you should be aware of
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- all nuts, especially peanuts and nut oils
- some vegetable oils
- some ready made salad dressings and cold sauces
- sesame seeds
- wheat known as coeliac’s
- dairy products
- seafood and shellfish
- chemical additives, especially colourings
- asthmatic or aspirin sensitives (see below)
Beware of too many E numbers in proprietary foods (see
hit list below). Children, especially infants, should
be given greater regard. |
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Recommended food additives
to avoid:
- E102 Tartrazine
- E104 Quinoline Yellow
- E107 Yellow 2G
- E110 Sunset Yellow FCF
- E120 Cochineal
- E122 Carmoisine
- E123 Amaranth
- E124 Ponceau 4R
- E127 Erythrosine
- E128 Red 2G
- E132 Indigo Carmine
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- E133 Brilliant blue FCF
- E150 Caramel
- E151 Black PN
- E154 Brown FK
- E155 Brown HT
- E210 Benzoic acid
- E211 Sodium benzoate
- E220 Sulphur dioxide
- E250 Sodium nitrite
- E251 Potassium nitrite
- E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole
- E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene
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Additives which
are either dangerous to asthmatics or aspirin sensitive
people and those not allowed in food intended for babies
or young children are:
- E212 Potassium benzoate
- E213 Calcium benzoate
- E214 Ethyl 4-hydroxbenzoate
- E215 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
- E216 Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- E217 Propyl 4-hydroxbenzoate, sodium salt
- E218 Methyl 4-hydroxbenzoate
- E219 Methyl 4-hydroxbenzoate, sodium salt
- E310 Propyl gallate
- E311 Octyl gallate
- E312 Dodecyl gallate
- E621 Sodium hydrogen L-glutamate
- E622 Potassium hydrogen L-glutamate
- E623 Calcium dihydrogen di-L-glutamate
- E627 Guanosine 5-(disodium phosphate)
- E631 Inosine 5-(disodium phosphate)
- E635 Sodium 5-ribonucleotide
This list may be added to from time to time. |
