I was just wondering what everyone does for allergies and the liabilites that can go along with them. Do you have a disclaimer? Do you label all your products? Etc.
Thanks,
Katie
I do print a label that lets people know if there is wheat (gluten), dairy, eggs, or nuts in the cake, frosting, or cookies. I usually only do this when I have made multiple containers that are going to be used for gifts.
It's probably a good idea these days to put a label on anything you put out there. There are so many food issues these days. I would hate for anyone to get into trouble over someone with a problem eating something without questioning what's in it.
HTH
Michele
To be safe, I label all products with a disclaimer that says it was prepared in a kitchen that uses tree nuts, dairy, gluten, etc. and may contain or have come in contact with these products. That way you are covered regardless. You would think if a person has this type of allergy they would tell you in advance, but if one of their guests has it and they don't know that... better safe than sorry. And, I wouldn't want someone to suffer an attact so it's also about peace of mind, not just covering your tail!!! 
Any wording that you have would be great!
Katie
In our restaurant we have on occasion had a problem with customers ordering a dish and then on receiving it say oh I didn't know it had "x" ingredient in it I'm allergic/have an intolerance/don't like it, the menu didn't say it was in there if I'd known I wouldn't have ordered it" so I put the following on our menus
"*Please note that the descriptions listed next to the meals are there to provide an indication of the flavours and not every ingredient is listed, if you do have allergies or intolerances it is recommended that you ask your waitperson to confirm with the kitchen whether the particular ingredient is contained in the meal you wish to order."
You could tailor something similar to suit cakes.
My insurance agent was very specific in telling me that my kitchen is not covered for "allergy-free" cakes, and that I must let clients know that my kitchen may have come in contact with nuts and nut products. (I work from home, so my family has peanut-butter in the morning - even though I clean up thoroughly, it's not good enough for my insurance agent!).
On all of my boxes I put a sticker stating that "this product may have come in contact with nuts or nut products."
The following is part of my Wedding Contract that the couple must read and agree to (I took out my company name so that anyone can add their own in the space provided!):
I/We understand that the wedding cake that I/We have ordered from (your company name here) contains eggs, dairy, and wheat products, and may contain other food allergens not listed here. The wedding cake may also have come into contact with nuts and/or nut products. (Your company name here) is not responsible for any allergic reactions caused by the consumption of the wedding cake.
Hope this helps!
Nicole
I have ingredient labels for each of my products. I hadn't thought of putting the disclaimer though, good idea!!
Kristin
I was just wondering how you do an ingredient lable for wedding cakes. They don't come in boxes, but the state requires the lable. I've never seen a wedding cake delivered with one of the ingredient lables like walmart puts on their cake boxes. How does it work?
In VA we just have to list the ingredients from the most to the least and then if something has more ingredients in it you would put that in parenthesis. for example: butter(cream, natural flavorings), eggs, salt... The nutritional labels are only required if you do a ton of business, like a manufacturer.
Kristin
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