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.
Not exact matches
From 25 November, the new rules, introduced by EC Directive 89/2003, will require pre-packed foods sold in the European Union to show clearly on the
label if they contain any of 12 listed
allergenic foods as an
ingredient.
Whilst
allergenic ingredients used in a recipe have to be listed on food
labels, traces of allergens that accidentally find their way into foods are not currently regulated.