Not exact matches
perfectly free allergy - friendly frozen treats are low - calorie and free of the
Big 8
food allergens
The balancing act of
allergen labelling: The
food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as
big and bold as they can — but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an
allergen may have slipped into a product.
Yet, if anyone has eaten their child's
food allergens and then given a cheek buss — well, you may be in for a
big surprise!
It's just so much easier and cheaper to get a
big box of «snack packs: at Costco than it is to buy, wash, cut up and store fruit, or bake something at home (and some people do worry about the sanitation issue in home kitchens, along with
allergen cross-contamination), or prepare any other kind of fresh
food.
When looking for more information about
food allergens you have probably come across the phrase «The
Big 8.»
This law requires
food labels to clearly identify
food source names of all ingredients that are (or contain any protein derived from) the eight most common
food allergens (The
Big 8): milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shell fish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.
Find an overview of all of the
Big 8
allergens at FAAN.org, and a comprehensive guide on allergies —
food and more — at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America website.
I would say the
biggest concern is the possibility of converting nonallergenic
foods into
allergens.
This is not only great for vegans, and those following a paleo diet, but also basically anyone with a
food allergy to the
big eight
allergens.
Be sure to read the ingredient list thoroughly to make sure none of the «
big allergens» are included in the
food in any way.
Our bedding does not contain the «
Big 8»
food allergens as stated by the FDA here http://www.fda.gov/
Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079311.htm or common environmental
allergens.