How can vegetarian and vegan wedding meals be specified without ambiguity?
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Specify which ingredients must be excluded instead of assuming vegetarian or vegan means the same thing to every supplier.
Discuss stocks, sauces, fats, dairy, eggs and shared preparation where relevant, and identify the meals clearly for service. Ask separately about allergies: a vegan dish is not automatically free from milk, egg or other allergen cross-contact. Confirm the caterer's actual controls rather than accepting a label alone. Dietary preference and a medically necessary exclusion need distinct conversations.
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Understanding food labelling: Vegan food labelling
UK Food Standards Agency
Explains why vegan and allergen-free are different claims; no campaign statistics are repeated.Source checked:
View sourceAllergen guidance for food businesses
UK Food Standards Agency
Ingredient communication and cross-contact controls; no UK statutory allergen list is asserted as Pakistani law.Source checked:
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