Investigation leads to all affected products being removed from sale and precautionary advice to those with a peanut allergy to avoid eating foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder, mustard seeds or mustard flour has been lifted.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have continued to work with food businesses and Local Authorities to investigate the food supply chain for mustard ingredients which may have been contaminated with peanuts. This potentially poses a serious risk, particularly to people with a serious peanut allergy.
The FSA is seeking views on new guidance for providing allergen information for people when eating out.
The FSA is advising people who have a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder or mustard flour because they may have been contaminated with peanuts.
Today we have published the Patterns and Prevalence of Adult Food Allergy (PAFA) report, a large study into the prevalence of food allergies in the adult population in the UK.
The campaign comes as new research released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows that 62% of people who react to animal-based products, or who buy for someone who is, are confident that products labelled ‘Vegan’ are safe to eat, which is incorrect and may be putting them at risk.
A summary of the Board's discussion on the provision of allergen information for consumers when eating out
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning members of the public not to buy or eat fake ‘Wonka Bars’ or ‘Prime’ chocolate bars for safety reasons.
Today, the FSA has published updates to their food allergen labelling and information technical guidance.
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.
New law introduced to extend labelling requirements for people with food allergies and intolerances
The Food Standards Agency publishes ‘Food Hypersensitivity and The Government’s Allergen Labelling Review’ Board paper
Food businesses are responsible for establishing whether any of their food products are affected and taking steps to ensure consumers are protected, and the food they sell is safe.
Stakeholder response to a consultation from 27 March to 22 May 2023 on proposed updates to our Food Allergen Labelling and Information Requirements Technical Guidance.
Legislation that is relevant to this guidance
An introduction to the guidance
Information on the 14 allergens and data and statistics relevant to this guidance
Guidance for any businesses that provide packed food
Guidance for any businesses that provide non-prepacked food
Guidance for any businesses that provide food prepacked for direct sale
How the measures in this guidance are enforced
A glossary of terms used throughout the guidance