Special dietary needs

Question 1

What is a Allergy?

Answer 1

A food allergy is when a person’s body reacts in a negative way to the food they have eaten (If we eat a food that our body is allergic to, our body reacts to it. This can be mild or very serious.)

Question 2

Can you die from an allergy?

Answer 2

YES

Question 3

What are food intolerances?

Answer 3

Our body finds it difficult to digest certain food products and can cause an unpleasant reaction

Question 4

What name is given to individuals that cannot get wheat?

Answer 4

Coeliac

Question 5

What name is give to individuals that cannot eat dairy products?

Answer 5

Lactose intolerance

Question 6

What is Lactose?

Answer 6

A sugar found in naturally in milk products that individuals find hard to digest.

Question 7

State 2 side effects a person who is lactose intolerance could experience?

Answer 7

Bloating, sickness/being sick, diarrhoea, rash etc

Question 8

State 3 other intolerances or allergies apart from Coeliac, Nuts, Lactose i.e. milk?

Answer 8

Egg, Mustard, Sesame, Fish, Cellery

Question 9

What year is the food safety act?

Answer 9

1990

Question 10

Do food manufactures have to label all the ingredients on their packaging, no matter how small?

Answer 10

YES

Question 11

Do food packing and products have to state any allergens?

Answer 11

YES

Question 12

How do you know from a list of ingredients, which ones could effect individuals?

Answer 12

They are appear in bold

Question 13

What is the difference between visible and non-visible symptoms?

Answer 13

visible- you can see symptoms, Non-visible you cannot see symptoms