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Allergen Labelling

Law on gluten-free

You may see statements on products specially marketed for people with coeliac disease. When you see these statements they indicate that the food is suitable for you: gluten free, very low gluten, suitable for coeliacs. Since January 2012 these terms have been covered by a new law for the labelling of gluten free foods which was originally published in January 2009.

• Only foods which contain 20ppm or less of gluten can be labelled ‘gluten free’. This includes naturally gluten free foods, specialist substitute products which may contain Codex wheat starch (products mainly on prescription) and pure, uncontaminated oats.
• Products which contain between 21 and 100ppm gluten can be labelled ‘very low gluten’. This will include specialist substitute products which contain Codex wheat starch.

 

Labelling used on the website

We have tried to make life as simple as possible by introducing a series of symbols that people can easily recognise to assist them with their product choice. For those people who need to take additional care or whose specific dietary requirement has not been accommodated here, we have included all the ingredients so you can easily see for yourself. We take great every care to ensure that our labelling is as accurate as possible and we take our steer from our suppliers. Some products may not contain specific logos, symbols or allergen information and this is in part due to the fact that some symbols can only be used under license or specific product testing is required to be able to use them. Since some of our suppliers are small they have not undergone this testing or it may not be necessary eg jams, however our suppliers are fully aware of dietary conditions and how important the food preparations and ingredients are to people's well being and take every care to ensure that there is no cross contamination. If for some reason there has been a change which we have not spotted we welcome your feedback to minimise confusion for all.

Below are the synbols which are adopted across the site:

  British Produce - the item has been made in the UK

  Gluten Free - the product contains no gluten containing ingredients

  Dairy Free - does not any ingredients sourced from cows, goats or sheep

  Lactose Free - does not contain any milk sourced from cows, goats or sheep

  Egg Free - the product does not contain eggs

  Yeast Free - the product does not contain yeast

  Organic - the product has been certified as organic

  Vegetarian - the product does not contain meat or fish or any derivatives

  Vegan - the product has been certified as vegan

  Alcohol - the product contains alcohol and therefore can only be purchased by people over 18

 Frozen Product - this item is delivered frozen. There is a single £2.50 surcharge for frozen products regardless of quantity.