Mercy Hospital chef Rachel Bond with a certified coeliac-friendly lemon and lime cheesecake. "It can be really debilitating for coeliac patients to eat gluten. "We had to identify anywhere where there was a potential for cross-contamination and eliminate that,' Ms Wood said. Mercy treated several patients with allergy issues and about 10% of them were coeliac, Ms Wood said. Ms Alexander said Mercy had achieved its accreditation as part of CNZ's "Dining Out'' programme, an initiative aimed at the hospitality sector but open to all food providers.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 10, 2019 16:41 UTC