Food Allergen Labeling

C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling Regulations Revised January 2006 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires food manufacturers to: List common allergens on labels in simple terms that adults and older children can understand Listed in: Ingredients list After the list Right next to it C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling

C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling Food Allergens List top eight, which account for 90% of all documented food allergies: Milk Eggs Peanuts Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder) Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp) Soy Wheat Represent allergens most likely to cause a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling

C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling Food Label Questions What foods are labeled? Any domestic or imported packaged food regulated by FDA. What’s included on label? Lists type of allergens as well as any ingredient that contains a protein from the eight major food allergens What foods aren’t labeled? Fresh produce, fresh meat, and certain highly refined oils. Foods that might inadvertently come into contact with a food allergen during growing, harvesting, or manufacturing. C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling

Allergen Label: Information C-6.01 -- Food Allergen Labeling