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Are You Intolerant?

Spare a thought for those who Clear indication of defrosted be produced by a
are intolerant to any type of food, products. tiny amount of a
fruit, nut or nutritional supplement. food ingredient that
The results can be horrendous Within the Axarquia we have a person is sensitive
and even life threatening. many beautiful family run small to (for example a
bars and larger restaurants, and teaspoon of milk
Spare a thought too for nowadays you will often see a powder, a fragment
companies making pre-packaged picture of a peanut, or wheat sign, of peanut or just
food, plus restaurants and bars, as these are considered the most one or two sesame
they now have to help customers common allergies, as well as seeds). Symptoms of
by guiding them with menus and other ingredient indicators. Our an allergic reaction
labels to ensure safe dining. advice would be to double check can range from mild
with restaurateurs to ensure you, symptoms such as itching Fish and fish products
Laws on food labelling of your friends and family are safe. around the mouth and rashes; Peanuts
allergens for restaurants and Markets seem to be a world of and can progress to more severe Soy beans
food providers took a stronger their own and again, if in doubt symptoms such as vomiting, Milk and milk products (including
enforcement and the EU about any contents, including the diarrhoea, wheezing and on lactose).
Regulation ((EU) No 1169/2011) oils used during preparation of occasion anaphylaxis (shock). Nuts (namely almond, hazelnut,
entered into application on 13 foods or preservatives, quiz them walnut, cashew, pecan nut, Brazil
December 2014. In 2016 the and say why you need to know! There is no cure for food allergy. nut, pistachio nut and Macadamia
obligation to provide nutrition The issue of allergies and The only way to manage the nut (Queensland nut)
information was applied, the law intolerances reaches more than condition is to avoid food that Celery
combines 2 Directives into one just local bars and restaurants, makes the person ill. Mustard
legislation: most cruise ships state you Sesame seeds
aren’t allowed to take fruits and At Restaurante Cantueso we Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
1. Labelling, presentation and vegetables or home cooked items have available on request, a Lupin seeds
advertising on your cruise, however, you can menu with the allergens shown Molluscs for example: mussels,
of foodstuffs take sealed pre-packaged food and a member of staff to advise. clams, oysters, scallops, snails
and snacks. Some airlines do In the past we have helped many and squid.
2. Nutrition labelling for not permit certain pre-packaged families who come to Cantueso
foodstuffs foods either. with children (who it seems suffer On one of my flights here, there
We met with Nicky Scott, owner in greater numbers than adults) was a ban on eating nuts and
The key changes were: of Cantueso in Periana, to see and made sure we cook dishes my Itzu meal purchased for the
Improved legibility of information how they cope in their restaurant for them that are safe to eat. flight couldn’t be eaten as there
(minimum font size for and self-catering cottages. The new laws for food businesses were no ingredients listed on the
mandatory information) relating to the labelling and packaging!”
“At Cantueso we have long provision of allergen information
Clearer and harmonised been able to help people who centres around a list of the 14 Insight thanks Nicky Scott and
presentation of allergens (e.g. suffer from allergies and food most common triggers. the team at Cantueso. You have
soy, nuts, gluten, lactose) for intolerances because fortunately Cereals containing gluten time to visit them as the 2019
prepacked foods (emphasis by we produce all our own dishes namely wheat (such as spelt and season doesn’t close until the end
font, style or background colour) and do not rely on bought in pre- Khorasan wheat), rye, barley, and of October, after which they will
in the list of ingredients prepared products. However, oats. re-open March 2020. Address:
these new regulations caused Crustaceans and products Cantueso Periana SL, 29710
Mandatory allergen information considerable work as it meant we thereof (for example prawns, Periana (Málaga), Andalucía,
for non-prepacked food, had to ask all suppliers of a raw lobster, crabs and crayfish) Spain. Telephone: 0034 699 946
including in restaurants and ingredient to similarly identify what Eggs 213 Email:info@cantueso.net.
cafes is in their product. Even
the wine or oil we cook
Requirement of certain nutrition with had to be analysed
information for majority of for the allergens.
prepacked processed foods
Mandatory origin information for It is estimated that 1-2%
fresh meat from pigs, sheep, of adults and 5-8% of
goats and poultry children are affected.
This equates to millions
Same labelling requirements for of people throughout
online, distance-selling or buying Europe with a food
in a shop allergy but does not
include those with food
List of engineered nanomaterials intolerances. This means
in the ingredients the actual number of
affected people living
Specific information on the with a food allergy and/
vegetable origin of refined oils or a food intolerance
and fats is considerably higher.
(Interestingly when
Strengthened rules to prevent people in the UK were
misleading practices asked about allergies
20% claimed to suffer!).
Indication of substitute ingredient Nuts indeed are one of
for ‘Imitation’ foods the main culprits in food
allergies
Clear indication of “formed meat”
or “formed fish” An allergic reaction can
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