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Food allergy label changes come into effect New food labelling regulations apply to priority allergens, gluten and sulphites CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2012 6:22 AM PDT | Last Updated: August 4, 2012 ...
An estimated 600,000 Canadian adults and children suffer from severe food allergies, according to Anaphylaxis Canada. So it is welcome news that the federal government is finally beefing up food ...
What do food allergy labels really mean? By Reuters August 11, 20102:14 PM PDTUpdated August 11, 2010 ...
Labels also must specify the type of fish, crustacean or tree nut the product contains. The FDA estimates 2 percent of adults and 5 percent of young children suffer from food allergies.
When researchers evaluated consumers' understanding of allergy information on food labels, less than half of individuals found the information to be clear. The study, which is published in ...