F&W and food allergy

[MK4ever]

Has anyone with food allergies been to F&W this year? I will be heading down shortly and am wondering if I will be able to eat anything at F&W. I know they cannot make accommodations like they do in the restaurants, but do they have binders with ingredients or someone on hand who knows the ingredients? I just don't want to hold up the line. Any advice from those of you with food allergies who have been to F&W?
BTW my allergies r tree nuts and sesame. Thanks.

 

[valree]

This is the response I got back from Special Diets last week when I asked them about eating at F&W with a gluten intolerance.

Food items offered at the booths during the Food and Wine Festival are prepared in small kitchens and there may be a chance for cross-contact. For that reason, special dietary offerings and requests are not available. Please speak to a chef or manager at each kiosk and they will be happy to help answer any of your questions.

Hope this helps!

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

We are avoiding F&W for my son who has severe peanut/tree nut allergies.

 

[MK4ever]

This is the response I got back from Special Diets last week when I asked them about eating at F&W with a gluten intolerance.



Hope this helps!

Thanks.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I do know that certain items are prohibited. Here is the list sent to all participants.

Prohibited Food Guidelines
Due to the increased risk of food borne illness, the use of the following foods is prohibited:

* Raw beef, such as steak tartare and carpaccio
* Raw fish, that is not sushi grade (e.g. ceviche)
* Oysters served raw
* Unpasteurized fruit or vegetable juices
* Unpasteurized milk
* Unpasteurized cheeses (that are not pre-approved)
* Escolar (contains a strong purgative oil, called gempylotoxin, which may cause diarrhea when consumed)
* Pufferfish or fugu (pufferfish can contain levels of tetrodotoxin that may result in death)
* Alligator*
* Raw sprouts that are not cooked prior to consumption
* Taro leaf (all parts of the taro plant contain acrid principles due to the presence of calcium oxalate crystals which are irritating to the mouth and esophagus)
* Ti leaves
* Banana leaves served uncooked
* Stinging nettles (skin that comes in contact with fresh nettles will result in a temporary and painful skin rash)
* Peanut oil
* MSG
* Foie Gras, Monkfish and Chilean Sea bass (unless certified by the Marine Stewardship Council), are also ingredients that we do not use at the Epcot®International Food & Wine Festival, and we are asking that your recipes do not include these items.

* We encourage our chefs to purchase sustainably harvested seafood when possible, and to encourage them to visit the Seafood Watch web site for a list of the "Best Choices" fish selection.

 

[SueM in MN]

I was not able to get pictures, but each booth had a laminated copy of the ingredient list and allergy warnings for each food being sold at that booth (I saw them a couple times when I asked what a certain food looked like).

 

[MK4ever]

I was not able to get pictures, but each booth had a laminated copy of the ingredient list and allergy warnings for each food being sold at that booth (I saw them a couple times when I asked what a certain food looked like).

Great, thanks!