Trial reportPloS one2016
Consumer Preferences for Written and Oral Information about Allergens When Eating Out.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Food Allergy and Foodservice: A Comparative Study of Allergic and Non-Allergic Consumers' Behaviors, Attitudes, and Risk Perceptions.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Article
- Experiences and perceptions of people with celiac disease, food allergies and food intolerance when dining out.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Awareness of Food Allergies and Allergens on the Menus of Restaurants and Cafes among Saudi Female University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hungry for Change: The Experiences of People with PKU, and Their Caregivers, When Eating Out.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Review
- Perceptions of Food Hypersensitivity Expertise on Social Media: Qualitative Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2019Article
- Comparing the eating out experiences of consumers seeking to avoid different food allergens.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Tweeting and Eating: The Effect of Links and Likes on Food-Hypersensitive Consumers' Perceptions of Tweets.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- Parents' and caregivers' experiences and behaviours when eating out with children with a food hypersensitivity.BMC public health · 2017Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundAvoiding food allergens when eating outside the home presents particular difficulties for food allergic (FA) and intolerant (FI) consumers and a lack of allergen information in restaurants and takeaways causes unnecessary restrictions. Across Europe, legislation effective from December 2014, aims to improve allergen information by requiring providers of non-prepacked foods to supply information related to allergen content within their foods.
methodsUsing in-depth interviews with 60 FA/FI adults and 15 parents/carers of FA/FI children, we aimed to identify FA/FI consumers' preferences for written and/or verbal allergen information when eating out or ordering takeaway food.
resultsA complex and dynamic set of preferences and practices for written and verbal allergen information was identified. Overwhelmingly, written information was favoured in the first instance, but credible personal/verbal communication was highly valued and essential to a good eating out experience. Adequate written information facilitated implicit trust in subsequent verbal information. Where written information was limited, FA/FIs depended on social cues to assess the reliability of verbal information resources, and defaulted to tried and tested allergen avoidance strategies when these were deemed unreliable.
conclusionUnderstanding the subtle negotiations and difficulties encountered by FA/FIs when eating out can serve as a guide for legislators and food providers; by encouraging provision of clear written and verbal allergen information, and training of proactive, allergen-aware staff. This, in tandem with legal requirements for allergen information provision, paves the way for FA/FIs to feel more confident in eating out choices; and to experience improved eating out experiences.
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