28/10/2026
Saw this post from a fellow baker. It's unbelievable that someone would lie about having a nut free environment and put someone's life at risk! I'm always very conscious on advising customers we are not a nut free kitchen!
It's easy to check your bakers rating etc on the local councils website.
⚠️ A Cornwall wedding cake supplier has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after a cake supplied for a wedding contained pieces of plastic and could also have exposed a bride with a severe nut allergy to potentially life-threatening contamination.
Faye Selway, of the Natural Cake Company in Wadebridge, pleaded guilty at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court to four charges under food safety legislation and was fined £896 and ordered to pay £3,067 in Cornwall Council’s costs.
The customer had been assured that the cake would be nut-free and made in a completely nut-free cake studio, which was crucial because one of the brides had a severe nut allergy and had previously been hospitalised with anaphylaxis.
However, Cornwall Council’s investigation found the cake had instead been made in a domestic kitchen. Neither that kitchen nor the cake studio was registered with the council as a food business.
The cake was ultimately not served after kitchen staff discovered pieces of plastic between layers of icing.
CIEH is highlighting the case as a stark reminder of why food businesses must register with their local authority and comply with vital food safety and allergen regulations designed to protect consumers.
Claire Lucas, Food Safety Manager and CIEH member, said: “This case is a stark reminder that food businesses have a fundamental responsibility to protect the health and safety of their customers.
“With the rapid growth in small food businesses and so-called ‘dark kitchens’ - delivery-only food operations with no customer-facing storefront - CIEH is concerned that businesses operating outside the regulatory system could be putting consumers at unnecessary risk by failing to register with their local authority and comply with essential food safety and allergen requirements.”
👉 Read our full response: https://www.cieh.org/news/press-releases/2026/cornwall-wedding-cake-supplier-prosecution-highlights-dangers-of-poor-allergen-management/
*image courtesy of Cornwall Council