MadsL wrote: » 14 listed allergenic ingredients in the production or preparation of food. More info here.https://www.fsai.ie/faq/allergens.html
tara83 wrote: » I'd suspect that the pesto actually contained cashew nuts. Although pesto should contain pine nuts which aren't an allergen as far as I'm aware, the pesto in jars generally contains cashew nuts instead. I found out the hard way
rawn wrote: » There are 14 allergens that must be declared on all foods, legislation goes into effect in 2 weeks so the restaurant is fully aware of this so they should have more cop on. And for those saying "he should have asked", he is right in thinking that mac and cheese doesn't traditionally contain nuts, nor does it suggest it in the name. The takeaway owners should know better. I'd give the EHO a bell.
Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: » I just googled "Mac and cheese with pesto" A lot of recipes come up
Jawgap wrote: » You could mention that the EU FIC Regs come into force next week - they deal with provision of allergen info in respect of non-prepacked food
ElizaT33 wrote: » I've a wheat/gluten allergy - it's so annoying when you're in a restaurant and the waiter/waitress looks at you like you've two heads when you ask is a food type safe for you!! And so many times, because of their ignorance (and they are in the catering trade!!), I've just 'taken the chance' so as not to cause waves - and have been very sick the next day!
MadsL wrote: » I did. Or they could be sick and tired of being told people have a gluten allergy when there is no evidence for it. Celiac desease yes, allergy no. If you haven't been tested positive for celiac then it is unlikely that gluten is the cause of your symptoms.http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/14/gluten-intolerance-fake_n_5327420.html
Witchie wrote: » This allergy has just developed in the past few months out of nowhere and I am still getting used to doing that. I usually do, in fact I always do and not casually! I always list what am allergic to and get them to check and check again. I think I was a bit distracted being upsetting news I had today and just never in a million years thought that there would be pesto or any kinda nuts in mac and cheese! I know it is a bit my fault, my allergies my responsibility, but I think am more in shock that anyone would put pesto in mac and cheese than anything else!
Barely There wrote: » There's no such thing as food allergies. It's just picky eaters who are trying to medicalise their condition in an effort to win sympathy. Don't fall for it.
osarusan wrote: » It's quite an achievement to fit so much stupidity into only 28 words.
darkpagandeath wrote: » Amazing people who have severe allergies don't tell staff about this, I think you will find it's your responsibility to make sure you don't eat products that may or may not contain your allergies trigger. If they cant tell you 100% it does not contain Nuts for example don't order it. Why is it everyone else's responsibility now ? and people feel it's not their own.
everlast75 wrote: » On a more general point I think restraunts can be quite lazy/careless when detailing food on their menus. I have an intense dislike of onions/scallions etc and the amount of times I've ordered food, which doesn't list them as being with the meal, turning up on the plate is enough to turn a dislike of onions into a freaking hatred. They even appear in burgers or egg mayo with no mention. Everytime I go for a meal now I either ask if there are any onions in the dinner (sometimes to the look of confusion of the waiting staff as if to say "of course not") or don't mention it and be pretty much guaranteed that the little f***ers turn up. I sympathise with the OP in that respect. I knkw its more serious with an allergy but if you don't reasonably expect it you do feel annoyed. I once ordered a fry one morning and it came out with onions!! I nearly lost the rag Just have to be vigilant, ask and presume the worst
Shenshen wrote: » I've no allergies myself but had a close friend growing up who had more than her fair share. She'd be rather good at always checking the ingredients etc. but you honestly don't expect some allergens to be in certain foods. I remember she had a rather bad attack one day after someone had added chopped hazelnuts to a burger - without mentioning that on the menu.It would not have occured to me to make sure the mac and cheese don't contain nut - not in a million years. I think it you as a food producer decide to change a standard recipe to contain non-standard items, it would be up to you to point out that you did. If I as a vegetarian had ordered the mac and cheese and found it contained chicken or ham, I would be just as annoyed (though obviously in no medical danger) as Witchie.
darkpagandeath wrote: » That's the problem though if it does not say "No Nut's" next to the menu item I would be asking. We can all assume anything. Jelly may be made in a factory that produces nuts. Would you think jelly may contain nuts ? Food manufactures have to label if it does though.
Witchie wrote: » Thank you. I was at a restaurant in Sligo on a hen night back in June and made it clear when booking the restaurant about my allergies, again to the manager when we arrived and again to the waitress when ordering. My starter and main were fine (not very tasty but safe) and then dessert came, with nuts in it, I said as they were serving those around me that I couldn't eat that coz of the nuts, so they offered to make me a different dessert. They brought out panacotta. As a vegetarian I wasn't going to eat it as it had a layer of jelly on top but 2 of the others at the table decided to eat it.....they then told me that there was coconut in it! So even when you are being careful sometimes restaurants feck it up. It's like food roulette sometimes out there.
Witchie wrote: » I wanted to check with the chef that it was indeed a full on pesto with pine nuts so that I could know how my evening was going to pan out but as my lips are swollen, whatever was in it, I am allergic anyway. Thankfully I have like a slow motion version of anaphylaxis known as agiodema so I have time to get myself sorted. I do always check but this one time that I took my eye off the ball........ agggh! Angry at myself.
