FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE

THE FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE AWARENESS WENT WELL
FOR PRE-PACKED FOODS

• Allergenic ingredients must be indicated in list of ingredients with clear reference to name of the substance or product as listed in Annex II of the Food Labelling Regulations. Annex II of the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation No.1169/2011. The Annex II outlines the 14 allergens (and products thereof) that must be labelled or indicated as being present in foods and are:
• Cereals containing gluten such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt or khorasan
• Crustaceans for example prawns, crabs, lobster, crayfish
• Eggs
• Fish
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Milk (including lactose)
• Nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia (or Queensland) nuts
• Celery (including celeriac)
• Mustard
• Sesame seeds
• Sulphur dioxide (>10mg/kg or 10mg/L)
• Lupin
• Mollusc for example clams, mussels, whelks, oysters, snails and squid
• I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE SIGNS UP SAYING
• " IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY  OR INTOLERANCE PLEASE ASK FOR INFORMATION"