'VITAL 3.0': New and updated proposals for reference doses of food allergens
| Main Author: | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessement (BfR) |
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| Format: | Report Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4288531 |
Daftar Isi:
- Appropriate food labelling, including the naming of all allergenic ingredients which the food contains, is of major significance for people suffering from allergies to certain foods. Manu- facturers are obliged under EU law to name the 14 most significant substances or products which elicit allergies or intolerances in lists of ingredients for packaged foods. By contrast, there are no binding labelling regulations for traces of these allergenic substances which have unadvertently been included in the finished food product. This frequently leads to volun- tary, precautionary information being provided by the manufacturer on the food label, such as 'May contain traces of ...' or 'may contain...'. For people affected by allergies, on the one hand, this kind of precautionary information may lead to unnecessary restrictions in food se- lection, as it is ultimately left open as to whether the finished food product actually contains a significant amount of certain allergens. On the other hand, the possibility of problematic al- lergen quantities incidentally getting into the end product nevertheless cannot be ruled out for foods without precautionary labelling.
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