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... the study results revealed that out of 142 commercial products, 55 were found by quantitative elisa method to contain an undeclared allergen greater than 10 parts per million (ppm) ... cequena pointed out that while there is no specific allergen labelling regulation in thailand, the thai food and drug administration has earlier issued guidance on food allergen labelling ... of the 17 wheat-positive cases detected, five products contained high undeclared wheat allergen in a range of 14,250–174,000 ppm, the study said
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... eu-wide food labelling regulations have moved a step closer to being adopted following a “breakthrough” in negotiations, according to european parliament rapporteur, renate sommer ... among the points of contention were precise requirements for country of origin labelling (cool), mandatory labelling of trans fats, allergen labelling, alcoholic beverages and original slaughter ... ” industry federation the ciaa had recently criticised mep’s desire for mandatory labelling of trans fats on food and beverage products as "a step too far'" the overall aim of the draft legislation is to modernize, simplify and clarify food labelling within the eu ... and any labelling on the packaging will have to be legible ... sommer said that everybody wants to avoid the conciliation procedure on food labelling as “not every conciliation leads to a good outcome”
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... eu-wide food labelling regulations have moved a step closer to being adopted following a “breakthrough” in negotiations, according to european parliament rapporteur, renate sommer ... among the points of contention were precise requirements for country of origin labelling (cool), mandatory labelling of trans fats, allergen labelling, alcoholic beverages and original slaughter ... ” industry federation the ciaa had recently criticised mep’s desire for mandatory labelling of trans fats on food and beverage products as "a step too far'" the overall aim of the draft legislation is to modernize, simplify and clarify food labelling within the eu
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... aldi stores has withdrawn one batch of greisinger cheese cabanossi austrian air dried, hot smoked and seasoned sausages due to incorrect allergen labelling ... due to a labelling error the ingredients list includes cheese despite the dairy-free label ... sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk
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... together with the allergen bureau, anaphylaxis australia has been instrumental in the establishment of the voluntary incidental trace allergen labelling (vital) approach
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... in their current form new eu food labelling proposals would make regulatory requirements for the dairy industry more complex and burdensome, claims the european dairy association (eda) ... joop kleibeuker, secretary general of the eda, said: “the european dairy association is in favour of a simplification and harmonisation of european labelling rules ... ” country of origin concerns the eda is particularly concerned by the european parliament’s request for mandatory country of origin labelling for milk and dairy products ... the eda is calling for an assessment to be made because it fears that mandatory labelling is unnecessary ... the trade association said: “as composition and quality of milk in the eu is defined by eu legislation, there is no reason for mandatory origin labelling within the eu for food safety and nutrition considerations ... on trans fatty acids (tfa), it rejected the call for mandatory labelling arguing the intake in europe is not a public health concern ... it supports the parliament view that front-of-pack nutrition labelling should be voluntary and backs the recommendation that repetition of allergen labelling be avoided
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... as allergy diagnoses among children continue to rise, a new online calculator is said to provide fast, cheap and highly accurate predictions, with potential implications for better-targeted on-pack allergen labelling ... the announcement is likely to be of interest to delegates at the forthcoming foodnavigator allergen-free food conference in london on 31st march, more details of which are available at www ... the prediction technique holds wider implications for the food industry, for the accuracy of on-pack allergen information, and consequently for the perceived relevance of it to younger consumers in particular ... “as it stands, the ‘may contain…’ type of allergen labelling tends to be ignored by adolescents, for instance,” she explained
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... as allergy diagnoses among children continue to rise, a new online calculator is said to provide fast, cheap and highly accurate predictions, with potential implications for better-targeted on-pack allergen labelling ... the announcement is likely to be of interest to delegates at the forthcoming foodnavigator allergen-free food conference in london on 31st march, more details of which are available at www
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... the food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as big and bold as they can – but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an allergen may have slipped into a product ... indeed, labelling allergenic ingredients has been a requirement in europe since eu directive 2003/89/ec came into effect in november 2005 ... the same is not the case all over the world: incredibly canada has only just unveiled plans to make allergenic ingredient labelling mandatory ... labelling de-sensitisation but there is another issue at play: the risk of de-sensitising allergen sufferers to warning use through excessive and inappropriate use of ‘may contain’ wording ... this refers not to allergenic ingredients, but to the chance of a tiny amount of allergen slipping into a product because there are sometimes nuts, soy or eggs used in the factory ... there is no clear instruction for precautionary labelling in case of cross-contamination in eu directive, but in these litigious times food manufacturers prefer to cover their backs and use ‘may contain’ to shift the responsibility to the consumer ... if they use these two words on every product, however – even those for which controls are so tight that no allergen is going to slip through even if it is wearing a wig and a false moustache – the effect will be to narrow further the pool of products sufferers can eat unnecessarily ... where next? the uk’s food standards agency is set to conduct a survey of sample chocolate and biscuit-type products this year to determine the extent of use and the nature/wording of ‘may contains’ labelling as well as providing quantitative measurements of milk, peanut and hazelnut allergens ... these data will be used to determine how closely the advisory labelling correlated with actual levels of allergens present in the foods ... in the meantime, correct and safe food allergen labelling sits on a knife edge
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... the food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as big and bold as they can – but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an allergen may have slipped into a product ... indeed, labelling allergenic ingredients has been a requirement in europe since eu directive 2003/89/ec came into effect in november 2005 ... the same is not the case all over the world: incredibly canada has only just unveiled plans to make allergenic ingredient labelling mandatory ... labelling de-sensitisation but there is another issue at play: the risk of de-sensitising allergen sufferers to warning use through excessive and inappropriate use of ‘may contain’ wording ... this refers not to allergenic ingredients, but to the chance of a tiny amount of allergen slipping into a product because there are sometimes nuts, soy or eggs used in the factory ... there is no clear instruction for precautionary labelling in case of cross-contamination in eu directive, but in these litigious times food manufacturers prefer to cover their backs and use ‘may contain’ to shift the responsibility to the consumer ... if they use these two words on every product, however – even those for which controls are so tight that no allergen is going to slip through even if it is wearing a wig and a false moustache – the effect will be to narrow further the pool of products sufferers can eat unnecessarily ... where next? the uk’s food standards agency is set to conduct a survey of sample chocolate and biscuit-type products this year to determine the extent of use and the nature/wording of ‘may contains’ labelling as well as providing quantitative measurements of milk, peanut and hazelnut allergens ... these data will be used to determine how closely the advisory labelling correlated with actual levels of allergens present in the foods ... in the meantime, correct and safe food allergen labelling sits on a knife edge
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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