UK food businesses are required to declare the presence of any of the 14 main allergens if used intentionally as an ingredient or processing aid. However, they are not required to declare any ...

Precautionary labelling for food allergens such as "may contain traces of" and "made in the same factory", are now present on more than half of all packaged processed foods in Australian supermarkets.

Science-based recommendations promote more consistent use of precautionary allergen labelling, helping consumers make more informed food choices The Codex Alimentarius Commission today agreed to adopt ...

Understand the difference between an ingredient declaration and a precautionary statement. If the allergen is an intentional ...

Allergen labelling regulations in Australia need a complete overhaul, claims a new report, which argues the current voluntary use of 'may contain traces' statements are not adequately protecting ...

When Ina Chung, a Colorado mother, first fed packaged foods to her infant, she was careful to read the labels. Her daughter was allergic to peanuts, dairy, and eggs, so products containing those ...

"May contain" statements and related warnings of possible allergens in food products often create confusion for consumers. In a recent study of adult consumers in the Netherlands, many consumers ...

A brewery has recalled some of its bottled and canned beers, because labels did not adequately spell out the risk of allergens. Three Tuns, based in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, said the recall was ...

More than 65 per cent of packaged food and even more of snack food has some form of allergy caution, such as "made in the same factory as products containing peanuts", says Professor Katie Allen, lead ...

As a new study reveals, the majority of people find allergen labels confusing. What's the problem and what should be done? When researchers from The Netherlands evaluated consumer understanding of ...

HOW well can you trust labels regarding food allergy? Not very much, if a recent audit of a sample of Irish bakeries, chocolate makers, convenience food, snack, meat and fish businesses are concerned.

Precautionary labels are present on more than half of all packaged processed foods in Australian supermarkets. Bruce A Stockwell Parents of children with a history of the potentially life-threatening ...