ALLERGENS The EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation outlines 14 allergens (and products of them) that must be labelled or indicated as being present in foods. It is usual practice for special dietary menus to be in place or allergy tables to show which meals contain which allergenic ingredients. These are: MOLLUSCS (clams, mussels, whelks, oysters, snails and squid) CRUSTACEANS (prawns, crabs, lobster, crayfish) EGGS FISH PEANUTS SOYBEANS NUTS (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashew, pecan, Brazil, pistachio, macadamia) CELERY (including celeriac) LUPIN SESAME SEEDS MUSTARD SULPHUR DIOXIDE MILK (including lactose) CEREALS CONTAINING GLUTEN (wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt or khorasan)
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ALLERGENS
The EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation outlines 14 allergens (and products of them) that must be labelled or indicated as being present in foods. It is usual practice for special
dietary menus to be in place or allergy tables to show which meals contain which allergenic ingredients. These are:
MOLLUSCS(clams, mussels, whelks, oysters, snails and squid)
CRUSTACEANS(prawns, crabs, lobster,
crayfish)
EGGS
FISHPEANUTS
SOYBEANS
NUTS(almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts,
cashew, pecan, Brazil, pistachio, macadamia)
CELERY(including celeriac)
LUPIN
SESAME SEEDS
MUSTARD
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
MILK(including lactose)
CEREALS CONTAINING GLUTEN (wheat, rye, barley,
oats, spelt or khorasan)
Allergens and the food products they are commonly found in.
FishSuch as: Cod, salmon, pollock, herring and wolf-fish share similar allergy-inducing proteins and are therefore
very likely to cross-react as people who are allergic to one type of fish have a high chance of reacting to
others (Torres Borrego et al., 2003).
Found in: paella, spring rolls and fried rice; salad dressings and sauces, e.g., seafood soups, soy, barbeque
and Worcester sauce.
Cereals containing gluten
Such as: wheat (all forms, including durum, semolina, spelt, kamut, wincorn and faro), barley rye, oat, malt,
chutneys, delicatessen salad, some mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, fish paste, ketchup, tomato sauce, piccalil-
li, pizza, salad dressings, Indian food including curries.
Sulphur Dioxide/SulphitesSuch as: preservatives used in dried fruit, wine, beer, cider and meat products.
Other names for sulphur dioxide: potassium bisulphite or metabisulphite, sodium bisulphite, dithionite, metabisulphite or sulphite. E220-228 (European additive numbers).