Having a nut allergy was voted the third hardest to live with (18%) as egg free (12%) and lactose free (9%) made up the rest of the top five.
A third claim there is still a struggle when choosing where to eat out as gluten free options remain limited despite the EU’s Food Information Regulations rules that came into force in December.
Holly Wales, product development director at Udi’s Gluten Free, said: “With allergies and intolerances on the rise, the fact that people are fearing going to a restaurant, to a friends house or debating whether to go abroad or not is extremely worrying and more needs to be done. We know that there is still a lack of understanding regarding coeliac disease and gluten intolerance.”
1,300 people were surveyed by the Allergy & Free From Show on behalf of Udi’s Gluten Free.