Recent headlines in the national press are doing a great job of raising awareness about allergens. There have been far too many tragedies in recent years, and the F&B industry is becoming more and more aware of the need to implement tighter controls over allergen management, across all products, all recipes and all menus.
Consumers are increasingly conscious of the potential hazards of eating out, aware that operations that do not adhere to strict allergen management processes and alarmed this may cause an allergic reaction or even anaphylaxis, resulting in death. We spoke to Grace Brocklehurst, the Information Manager at Anaphylaxis Campaign about raising anaphylaxis awareness amongst hospitality professionals, the risks of eating out and how the F&B industry can reassure customers that they are comprehensively and accurately informed about what they are eating....
The shocking reality of the mismanagement of allergens in the F&B industry was brought into sharp focus in the recent BBC Panorama programme.
