UK food law requires 14 allergens to be declared in all food labelling and, for food businesses, in menus and allergen information provided to customers. The...
Vanda's Kitchen Journal: Healthy Food, Nutrition & Well-Being
Welcome to the Vanda’s Kitchen Journal — your space for trusted insights on healthy eating, nutrition, and well-being. From allergen-free catering and food choices that boost energy to gut health, digestion, and balanced living, we explore how what you eat shapes how you feel. Discover practical tips, expert perspectives, and real stories from inside London’s nut free, halal and gluten free friendly kitchen near St Paul's Cathedral.
Natasha's Law came into force on 1 October 2021. In October 2026, it marks five years. This assessment examines what has genuinely changed in corporate cater...
Food Allergy Awareness Week — typically held in April or May — has grown significantly in prominence since the introduction of Natasha's Law in October 2021....
For colleagues with anaphylaxis-risk nut allergies, the question about workplace catering is not whether a caterer offers nut-free items. It is whether the k...
There is a critical difference between a caterer who offers nut-free options and a caterer who operates from a dedicated nut-free kitchen. This difference is...
Nut allergy affects roughly 1 to 2 per cent of UK adults. In a City office of 100 people, that statistically means one or two colleagues with nut allergies —...
Coeliac Awareness Week focuses national attention on a condition that affects roughly 1 in 100 UK adults yet remains seriously under-diagnosed. For City empl...
London has more gluten-free options than at any previous point in its history. The problem is not availability — it is quality and honesty. For people with c...
Food allergy and food intolerance are regularly confused, including by people who have one of the two conditions. The mechanisms, severity, and management im...
People managing serious nut allergies in the City of London face a daily challenge that is easy to underestimate if you do not share it. Every food decision ...
Finding genuinely safe gluten-free food in the City of London requires more than a filter on a food app. The "gluten-free" label covers everything from dedic...
Nut allergies range from mild oral allergy syndrome to life-threatening anaphylaxis. For people at the serious end of this spectrum, every meal outside the h...