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Almost five years after the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, Natasha’s Law comes into force this October. So is the industry ready?
It’s been almost five years since Natasha Ednan-Laperouse collapsed and died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette. The teenager went into cardiac arrest on a British Airways flight in July 2016 after suffering a major allergic reaction to sesame, which wasn’t declared on the packaging.
The inquest into her death in 2018 exposed a major loophole in UK food labelling law, which meant retailers such as Pret making food fresh on their own premises didn’t have to provide allergen information on the packaging. “In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken,” warned the coroner, Dr Séan Cummings, at the time.
By British Baker2021-05-20T09:35:00+01:00
It’s British Sandwich Week. Running from 16 to 22 May, the week celebrates the humble sandwich as well as the contribution the industry behind it makes to the economy.
The event is run by the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association (BSA) so to celebrate we quizzed BSA director Jim Winship on how the industry fared during the pandemic as well as future challenges and opportunities. Here’s what he had to say:
Jim Winship, BSA director
How has the sandwich and food to go market changed over the past five years?
The market is becoming increasingly mature and, in some areas, more corporate. It has also increasingly moved into wider day parts, but the biggest issue has been Covid.
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Britain is a nation of sandwich lovers, with almost half (45%) of people nationwide saying they couldn’t live without sandwiches, rising to 55% of those aged 25 – 44 according to a new survey by OnePoll of 2,000 nationally representative respondents into sandwich consumption on behalf of
Vadasz, the fresh super condiments brand, to celebrate British Sandwich Week (17th-23rd May). Seven in 10 (67%) respondents ranked sandwiches 7+ out of 10 on a scale of how much they like them, and more than one third (38%) eat sandwiches several times a week.
Men love sandwiches the most but 15% of women would rather eat a sandwich than have sex