Gluten-free dining guide
Gluten Free Dining and Cross-Contamination
What cross-contact means, what questions to ask and how to assess a restaurant for coeliac-safe dining.
What is cross-contact?
Cross-contact happens when gluten-containing food or crumbs come into contact with food that should be gluten free. Shared fryers, grills, chopping boards, utensils, toasters and work surfaces can all matter.
Questions worth asking
Ask whether gluten-free food is prepared separately, whether a fryer is dedicated, whether staff change gloves or wash hands and whether sauces, seasoning and marinades have been checked.
Use judgement
A menu label alone does not tell you how food is prepared. For coeliac disease, the kitchen process matters as much as the ingredients.