Massel 7’s no longer fructose friendly

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Update (25/3/2014): Chicken stock onion and garlic free
I'm pretty sure this happened over a year ago but I thought I should still report it here.  The chicken stock is specifically lists 'Contains not onion or garlic'.  
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Update (14/7/2011): Massel to redevelop a 7's Fructose Friendly Formula
I just got an email from Mark at Massel to say:

"We have had many emails from people such as yourself and have now 'heard the call'. To this end I am happy to report that our R&D department is now working on an onion free version to cater for the Fructose Malabsorbtion community."

This is great news! Thanks to everyone that contacted Massel to request the change, and thanks to Massel for their quick action!
In the meantime continue checking your packets as I suspect it will take some time for the new formula to hit the shelves and I'll keep you informed with updates as soon as I know.
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I recently heard that Massel now puts onion in their "7's" stock.  Beware!  The onion (and garlic) is clearly listed in the ingredients but the rest of the packaging is the same so be sure to check.
As far as I know this was the only fructose friendly stock you could buy, not only that but it was also gluten free, vegan, cheap and tasted good.  For me it was the perfect stock to use when cooking for a variety of different dietary needs.  I have no idea why they changed it but there are a lot of people that would like it changed back.  If you are one of them then please contact Massel and let them know you liked it the way it was, without the onion.
Also if you know where to find some of the old formula for sale somewhere then let us know in the comments!

Interesting links and info

This post is basically an information dump, earlier in the week my sister emailed me a whole list of info on special dietary needs she put together for a catering course, plus I've been doing some searching of my own and getting some good info from comments.

Allergies:
Allergy reference cards
Helpful reference cards that have lists of ingredients that contain major allergens: peanut, egg, milk, soy, crustacean, etc.

Gluten free / Coeliac Disease:
Gluten free diet information
Catering for those with coeliac disease
General information on Coeliac Disease and gluten free diet with the second link have a catering focus, both from Sue Shepherd's web site.

Fructose malabsorption:
Fructose Malabsorption Summary Fact Sheet by Sue Shepherd, Accredited Practising Dietitian. She also has some samples from her recipe books on her web site: here and here.

Vegetarian and Vegan:
http://www.theppk.com/ - Post Punk Kitchen, a public access vegan cooking show with lots of recipes.
http://www.vnv.org.au/- The Vegetarian Network Victoria with a vegetarian & vegan food products list.


Stores/food sources:
Absolutely Gluten Free - is located in Werribee, Victoria (also offer delivery) and stock a wide range of Gluten free products. I actually found them when searching for a particular fructose free stock (Massel 7’s stock ). Note: have not actually visited or contacted them yet.
Choices bakery - is a dedicated gluten free bakery in Sydney and sell both fresh and frozen products and delivers to some areas in NSW, VIC, ACT, QLD. Note: have not tried this guys either, the recommendation came from a friend that works there.
Spring Hill - is a company that makes a range of boutique slices and have a gluten free range, they also make my girlfriends favourite gluten free bread mix.
Silly Yaks - is a gluten free bakery and cafe located in Northote, Victoria and make a range of GF foods. Note: haven't been to this store either but hear many good things (and have some pizza bases to try).
Melbourne food services - a catering company that socks a gluten free range (though not listed on web site), discussed here.

So thank you to my sister Fiona for her info and to everyone else who has made suggestions, please feel free to add comments, the more info we can put together the better.

New gluten free food source!

When I mentioned my failed attempt at Gluten Free (GF) pastry to a friend she pointed me toward Melbourne Food Service. They are basically a catering food supply company that have opened a store on the corner of Toorak Rd and Warrigal Rd in Camberwell and they sell a whole bunch of gluten free stuff. I picked up some frozen GF puff pastry and pizza bases to try out but I have a feeling I'll be calling in there again soon! Unfortunately they don't have any of the GF stuff listed on their web site but I'll try and get some more info next time I visit and update you on the pastry and pizza bases.