coeliac watch
by Emily Kirk
Dietitian Coeliac UK
This year’s Awareness Week Food Media Coverage • Gluten-free Checklist- a handy list
Without Fear campaign was a
There has been widespread of what is and isn’t gluten-free
great success, with lots of activities
coverage in newspapers, radio sta-
• Food Without Fear poster - gives
and events around the country
tions and magazines highlighting the
information about our Food With-
taking the gluten-free message
Food Without Fear campaign for the
out Fear Campaign
to chefs and caterers in hospitals,
improved provision of gluten-free
restaurants, schools and cafés.
meals across both the public sector • Checking labels information sheet
We have had many photographs
and commercial catering industries. - Gives helpful advice on who to
of the events, which can now be
Coverage was featured in a wide check labels for gluten
accessed in the Awareness Week
range of publications including
• Ward Guidance Poster - includes
section of our website: www.coeliac.
Cost Sector, Eat Out, The Publican,
tips for providing gluten-free
org.uk/awarenessweek2008
Restaurant Magazine, Hotel and
Caterer, British Baker to name but
meals and snacks in hospital and
a training brief for ward hostesses
Parliament supporting our Food With-
a few. We also gained coverage
and house keepers
out Fear campaign
in supermarket magazines, includ-
The number of signatories on the
ing Sainsbury’s and Somerfi eld and
Early Day Motion (EDM) 871 on the
other magazines including Woman,
We’re also are pleased to offer
Food Without Fear campaign, as
Woman’s Weekly, Readers Digest
the Institute of Hospitality’s catering
tabled by Gordon Banks MP, Sec-
and Healthy.
guidelines called ‘Serving People
with Coeliac Disease’ which inform
retary of the All Party Parliamentary
food service providers about coeliac
Group on Coeliac Disease and DH,
Coeliac UK engaging with young
disease and how to cater for a glu-
is growing and we now have 113
people via the internet
ten-free diet.
signatures.
Our ‘Coeliac UK Awareness Week:
Similarly we’ve had a great re-
Food Without Fear’ group on the
Coeliac UK publications
sponse in the Scottish Parliament, as
social networking website Facebook
We have recently updated our
the Motion S3M-01309 on the Food
has grown to over 800 members.
Coeliac UK leafl ets on Osteoporosis
Without Fear campaign tabled by
This is being used as a forum where
and Dermatitis Herpetiformis, now
Jim Tolson MSP, Convener of the
members of the group can talk
available to all Members of Coeliac
Cross Party Group on Coeliac Dis-
about their experience of living with
UK. The osteoporosis leafl et has been
ease and DH in Scottish Parliament,
coeliac disease, give hints and tips
revised to refl ect the recent change
has 20 signatures.
to each other and make recom-
in calcium requirements for adults
mendations.
with coeliac disease. In addition we
Eating Out Gluten-free Challenge
The issue of improving the provision
are in the process of formulating
On Thursday 15th May Coeliac
of gluten-free choices within the
a parent’s pack, but have cur-
UK hosted successful luncheons in
catering sector is an ongoing cam-
rently available a template letter for
both the Houses of Parliament and
paign for Coeliac UK.
parents to use to inform their child’s
Scottish Parliament. We took the
Following the success of our
school of their dietary needs.
Eat Out Gluten-free Challenge to
Awareness Week we have launched
Previous editions of Crossed Grain
parliamentarians and policy mak-
some brand new online tools to help
Magazine (Spring and Summer 2008)
ers and talked about the problems
support healthcare professional
are now available to download from
people with coeliac disease face
Members of Coeliac UK.
the Members area of our website.
when eating out. We were joined by
If you are working with caterers or
To join Coeliac UK as a healthcare
key stakeholders, including represen-
food providers to help improve pro-
professional Member, please visit our
tatives from the FSA (Food Standards
vision of gluten-free options, you can
website, click on the ‘healthcare
Agency), hospital caterers, gastro-
now download a copy of our toolkits
professionals’ tab and follow the
enterologists, Members of Coeliac
from the Members area of our web-
on screen instructions; or call our
UK’s MAC (Medical Advisory Coun-
site. The toolkit comprises of:
helpline as detailed below.
cil), HCA (Hospital Catering Associa-
• Introductory letter - summarises all These tools can be accessed on
tion), CPG (Cross Party on Coeliac
the components of the Catering the ‘Publications’ and ‘Resources’
Disease and DH) and APPG (All Party
Toolkit pages of the Members site.
Parliamentary Group on Coeliac
Disease and DH) Members.
• About Coeliac UK - provides
This was an opportunity to build
background information on the
relationships with important contacts
work of Coeliac UK
Contact Coeliac UK:
and discuss Coeliac UK’s key aims
• Practical Guidance Poster - A3 Coeliac UK Helpline 0870 444 8804
to improve this problem and ensure
poster which gives a step-by-step Opening hours: 10am - 4pm Mon,
that eating out gluten-free is freed
approach on avoiding gluten Tues, Thurs, Fri; 11am - 4pm Weds
from restrictions.
contamination Website: www.coeliac.org.uk
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