Declaration of allergens on the label of food products purchased on the European market

The recent introduction of legislation concerning the declaration of allergenic ingredients on the label of food products within the European Union is aimed at a better protection of allergic consumers. The food industry plays a pivotal role in this protection by informing the consumer and declaring...

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Published in:Trends in food science & technology 2007-01, Vol.18 (2), p.96-100
Main Author: van Hengel, Arjon J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
allergens
Biological and medical sciences
cautionary warnings
code of practice
Common Agricultural Policy
consumer information
consumer protection
food allergies
food composition
Food industries
food industry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
ingredients
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
nutrition labeling
public health
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Summary:The recent introduction of legislation concerning the declaration of allergenic ingredients on the label of food products within the European Union is aimed at a better protection of allergic consumers. The food industry plays a pivotal role in this protection by informing the consumer and declaring allergenic ingredients on the label of food products. Furthermore, the industry needs to manage allergens in order to avoid their unintentional presence in products. The current situation regarding the declaration of allergenic ingredients as well as precautionary warnings on food labels is discussed, and assessed by analysing the labels of 550 food products.
ISSN:0924-2244
1879-3053
DOI:10.1016/j.tifs.2006.07.012