How do I submit a question to Ask BeFreeForMe?
At the bottom of each “Ask BeFreeForMe” email is a link to submit your own question. Please note that we have a lot of questions to answer and many require research and contributions from specialists and experts, so sometimes it takes awhile to answer some questions! Why are there only five categories for the allergens (gluten, fish, dairy, nuts and soy)? Why didn’t you subcategorize the nut category between peanuts and tree nuts, or separate wheat from the gluten category? BeFreeForMe researched the feasibility of breaking down the allergens further than the five allergen categories currently being used (gluten, nuts, dairy, fish and soy). After the research, it was decided to use these five broader allergen labels, since there can be replacement product used (i.e. many recipes generalize ingredients such as “nuts” or “seafood” with no specification to the type or source) We suggest that you explore each one of our recipes and further evaluate the specific ingredients, and if any cont
