Allergy advice

Legislation from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in conjunction with DEFRA requires all food providers to inform customers what is in their food.  Please see list below of the 14 allergens which Brue Farm Day Nursery is required to declare when used as ingredients.

• Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat (such as spelt and Khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats

• Crustaceans for example prawns, crabs, lobster, crayfish

• Eggs

• Fish

• Peanuts

• Soybeans

• Milk

• Nuts; namely almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia (or Queensland) nuts

• Celery (including celeriac)

• Mustard

• Sesame

• Sulphur dioxide/sulphites, where added and at a level above 10mg/kg in the finished product. This can be used as a preservative in dried fruit

• Lupin which includes lupin seeds and flour and can be found in types of bread, pastries and pasta

• Molluscs like clams, mussels, whelks, oysters, snails and squid

Any questions or concerns regarding this matter please do not hesitate to speak to Katherine Farthing.  Thank you for your help in this matter.