Nut Free Living

02/06/2026

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04/05/2026

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03/05/2026

I was quite concerned yesterday when dining at Côte Brasserie to see a change in the way they label allergens in their menu.

So previously like the majority of good chain restaurants their online filters for allergens would include the addition of any meals using known ingredients that carried precautionary allergen warnings. ( may contain)

Now with this change their filters show you dishes that don’t have for example nut/peanut as an ingredient but you then have to click on the dish and then drop down to see in the ingredients description if it’s may contain product. Eg: see photos below. The dessert comes up as peanut and tree nut free by filter but the actual dish ingredients show it’s a may contain for multiple nuts!

I don’t understand why a company would take a step backwards when laws and guidelines for allergen labelling is moving forward and asking businesses to assist those with allergies to make clearly labelled choices.

Yes they can argue it’s still clear on their website which dishes have may contain warning ingredients but it’s the additional level of search that’s simply not needed plus it’s disappointing for the allergic customer to be given say 12 options after adding peanut free into the search and then find many of those are not suitable either due to the additional warnings then seen.

And what concerns me further was the comment from the Waitress saying “do you have to avoid dishes with known may contains too?! “ Seriously?

I have never heard that question being asked on dishes they know carry warnings. Quite the opposite, restaurants are normally quick to steer you away from anything that has a PAL warning!

Such a shame as it was one of our family go to restaurants with all our combined allergies so I’m now not convinced they are taking the allergic diners safety as seriously as they did previously.

Anyway it was just a heads up on the change and yep I’m quite sure my thoughts will be sent to their head office for what it’s worth.

29/04/2026

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16/04/2026

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27/02/2026

Tiptree have written to advise me that their previously nut safe Christmas Puddings are moving production sites.

This means that not only Tiptree but Thursday Cottage and Coles Free From Christmas Puddings will no longer be nut and peanut safe and they will all carry a may contain nut warning.

This takes our options down to two puddings unless any new companies show up this year and neither are easily accessible/widely available.

What a dreadful move and a loss of thousands of loyal customers.

Obviously I will keep on the look out for any new suppliers/change in production products nearer to Christmas and share on my Nut & Peanut Allergy Food Guide Instagram/FB pages.

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08/12/2025

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02/09/2025

Be careful with New Forest Ice Cream folks.

Although they advertise throughout their website as being a nut and peanut free brand and have been for years they do “off site” produce a pistachio flavour ice cream.

Unfortunately although “segregated” in production they can be all served alongside one another in different vendors establishments as we found out this summer meaning the same scoops are being used for serving as well as all being stored near each other.

It’s such a shame they couldn’t produce pistachio with flavouring as opposed to actual nut but I personally feel the least they could do is ask the Vendors to warn the potential customer of the nut variety if they stock it.

We loved nothing better than having an actual vendor ice cream we could purchase on our holidays. Thank goodness for Purbeck & Salcombe Dairy ( even if we do have to travel further)

05/08/2025

A reminder that if you have experienced an allergic reaction and have seen a GP for further investigation they should NOT be refusing you Adrenaline pens and state these are only for you ‘ after’ you have experienced Anaphylaxis. MHRA and BSACI guidelines make this very clear now to all prescribers. Please challenge, get your pens and get your referall to the allergy clinic.

Guidance below -

01/08/2025

A stark reminder of the need to avoid May Contain warnings. The risks can be very very real. Thank goodness for these kits which all schools should have as a back up. Past reactions cannot determine future ones and there is sadly no such thing as mild allergies. Everyone who has experienced reactions in the past should

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