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The Peanut Diaries: School and Social Occasions

“When your child is really young, we, as parents, have almost total control over what and when our children eat (save for those times they find a particularly juicy-looking leftover sweet on the playground floor). It’s a slow process and doesn’t happen all at once, but as they get older, that level of total control…

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The Peanut Diaries: Navigating Social Events and Celebrations with Food Allergies

“Raising a child with an allergy is tricky at times. As they get older and grow more independent, it is natural that as a parent you have less and less control over your child’s diet. My son is only five years old, but we’ve already been faced with difficult situations and choices, and as parents…

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The Peanut Diaries: A Parent’s Journey to Uncovering their Child’s Allergy

“Our discovery of our son’s allergies was during weaning, much like, I imagine, how most parent’s first discover their child’s allergies. The rather unmistakeable clue was the hives that broke out over his whole face when he first tried a plain yogurt. It didn’t help matters when, as most babies do, he smeared the yogurt…

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Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) for food packaging in the UK and EU

With many different regulations on recycling and waste reduction out there, it can be confusing - and let's face it,...
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Sustainable food packaging and cooking utensils

Promoting Sustainability – Is Your Front of Pack Doing You Justice?

The sustainability agenda is continuing to change the way consumers buy, what they buy, and who they buy from. Are...
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Plant-based & Vegan: Are you really ready?

With the plant-based and vegan markets continuing to thrive, many more food businesses are considering new lines to expand their...
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Vegan Cheese Ban

Vegan Cheese Ban: Should UK consumers be worried about a similar action...

Following news of Turkey's vegan cheese ban and a similar ban on meat-like terms on plant-based products in South Africa,...
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International happiness at work week

International Week of Happiness at Work

This week is international week of happiness at work. As a people-led business, it’s an important date in the Ashbury...
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Traffic lights with one light red and the other green

EU Food Regulations and Mutual Recognition – Helpful Organisations

The Mutual Recognition scheme is designed to make the movement of goods easier for businesses. In our previous blog, we...
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Recycling legislation

Triman Logo and Sorting Instructions in France

A regulation recently introduced in France means that businesses exporting to the country will now have to include sorting instructions...
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Puzzle Pieces of the EU

Mutual Recognition Principle – The Reality of the EU’s...

With 27 Member States and millions of potential consumers, the European Union (EU) offers ample opportunity for food manufacturers and...
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plant-based protein

Reg Update: France issues Decree regarding the labelling of products made...

France has published a Decree formally banning meat names both legal and customary from being used on processed food made...
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mung bean protein

What Are the Rules for Novel Foods in the UK?

Since the UK left the EU, novel foods are now required to be authorised via a different pathway to market...
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sunflower oil

Sunflower Oil Shortage – Labelling Implications

In recent times, supply chain issues seem to be the only thing not in short supply. While many products are...
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vegan & plant based

Naming your Vegan or Plant-Based Products for the US – Ashbury

How easy is it to replicate your product’s UK success overseas? Our US team shares their guidance on naming vegan...
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