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Manufacturers are given two ways in which to label food allergens. They may either state the food source name of a major food allergen in the list of ingredients, most often contained within parenthesis. (e.g. Casein (milk)) or they could instead use the word "contains" in the label, such as "contains peanuts". [2]
Shellfish allergies are highly cross reactive, but its prevalence is much higher than that of fish allergy. Shellfish allergy is the leading cause of food allergy in U.S adults. [31] As of 2018 six allergens have been identified to prawn alone; along with crab, it is the major culprit of seafood anaphylaxis. [13]
Food allergens account for about 90% of all allergic reactions. [16] The most common food allergens include milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat, [17] which are referred to as "the big eight", and are required by US law to be on labels of foods that contain those foods. [18]
The Anaphylaxis Campaign is a founder member of the National Allergy Strategy Group, [5] a coalition of charities, professional organisations and industry, that seeks to improve health services for people with allergies in the UK. The charity has called for clearer guidelines and greater consistency on food labelling. [6]
Mandatory labelling or labeling (see spelling differences) is the requirement of consumer products to state their ingredients or components. This is done to protect people with allergies , and so that people can practice moral purchasing .
Common allergens such as gluten, peanuts, and dairy must be called out below the ingredient list. On February 16, 2011, the Food and Drug Regulations Act was passed, requiring enhanced labelling requirements for food allergen, gluten sources, and sulphites, [7] beginning on August 4, 2012.
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