Allergy free food production

A Brisbane company is leading the way in Australia, with a major expansion into allergy free food products.

Statistics have shown the number of children with food allergies has doubled in the last five years.

Former CSIRO scientist Bob Hamilton was motivated to launch 'Earlee Products', which supplies manufacturers like Ingams and Woolworths with allergen free seasoned meat coatings, marinades and sauces.

They are now expanding to provide gluten, nut, dairy and soy free lines.

Mr Hamilton says it's quite easy to make a product that's allergen free, but the key is to maintain flavour.

Producing mainstream and allergy free foods under the same roof increases the risk of cross contamination. Earlee Products has become one of the first companies to separate its production line.

source:www.skynews.com.au