It is a really fantastic new product on the market of Coconice called by Worthenshaws. You may have seen the product on the Dragon; Managed Kirsty Henshaw, with Duncan Banatyne and Peter Jones for your new coconut free dessert to secure a deal. She you has created himself with ice machine, a lot of patience and imagination and little luck; Her son was allergic to dairy products and a healthy alternative to ice cream you could not find, so she decided to make something of themselves.
I have tried Coconice to me and it is delicious. Coconutty very, but very tasty. Kirsty is such an inspiration and has so much at a very young age achieved. Visit the website Worthenshaws for more information and Kirsty's blog on your journey to creating Cocnice to read
However, what I wanted to speak was the labelling of this product. The packaging clearly says, "Free from" and lists dairy, additional sugar, gluten, artificial colors, and cholesterol. Brilliant! We think, and all hidden in. Everyone loved it, but when you look at the edge of the tub had some allergen advice: * soy contains, can traces of milk, and nuts.
I have a serious allergy to both dairy and nuts the Anaphylaxis and I usually causes that eating things with "may contain" warnings as do a small amount of me very sick makes. It was not until after the consumption of a cup full of this dessert, that I noticed that the warning; be lulled into a false sense of security by the "free from"-assertions.
But I have no side effects, no side effects, and it was delicious, and a real treat. I would try it again? I'm not sure... What is the warning mean? What are the chances of these foods be present? I think it's confusing, but it was so beautiful, I could only try it again. I have a link to my blog post to Worthenshaws has so when I hear back, I am going to share what you say here as a comment.
The key here is the phrase on the tub ' recipe free of '. Just because the recipe is free means of an allergen it not traces of allergens can not. On the one hand you state that it but "may contain"Free from", on the other". What are the laws on food labelling? Should a manufacturer claim that something is free of certain foods, if there is even a slim chance of contamination with allergens?
I know that I avoid all chocolate with the exception of special Kinnerton and Plamil, which guarantee that their tongue and dairy products are free. There are many other free of chocolate out there, I only mention these two because you are my favorites. There is an idea for another article idea - allergy free chocolate! I know I get pretty severe reactions to dark chocolate, and this is because huge tracks may exist in the production of chocolate wash machines and conveyor belts with chocolate, which passes back into the main chocolate VAT. It's a bit like Russian roulette, whether the bite you take no tracks included is, and for me it is not the risk value.
The Agency for food has some interesting guidelines on your website specifically about mother allergy labelling. You can read it here
I found a really interesting article on the food matter website titled "free-by the '-what does it really mean?" by Sarah Merson. You can read here.
You says, that manufacturers can label products 'free from', if you include a certain level of allergen. This means that available it can a such small track that tests can detect it, but tiny amounts of the food or protein. Confused? Me too!
Improved food labelling in the UK and Europe. Marks and Spencer, and many other responsible retailers, have now very precise guidelines with logos and allergy advice that to let us know which allergens are present. For example, something in the same factory as a mother can surely be made ingredients for some people, that are not so sensitive. It can make users an educated choice and also ensure, that you are the risks.
In the rest of the world, there are not so strict laws, if it even laws in place at all, and very few tests to the food, to verify that they contain no allergens. If you buy products from countries outside the EU and the United States are very careful be. You could contain very high levels of known allergens.
My advice to you would be always read the label, and you read carefully. Make sure, know what you are allergic and all words and ingredients, which put at risk as dairy is also present in whey and casein. A brilliant new iPhone app which you can find everything about allergens and their derivatives could help is iAllergens. Check it out here in the app store.
What do you think about food labelling? Should a company capable of a product is "free from" but at the same time, it say 'may contain' certain allergens? It is confusing enough without contradictory messages. I would love to hear what you think. Has anyone tried Coconice? Or any other found confusing labelling?
