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Check a food labelStatement of identity, net quantity, ingredients, allergens and nutrition, read from your artwork.Check my label →Check a food formulaScreen every ingredient against the food lists in your markets.Check my formula →Nutrition review21 CFR 101.9 Nutrition Facts for the finished food, by a specialist.See the service →Food label reviewThe final label checked before it prints.See the service →Food regulatory screeningEverything else: ingredient status, additives, Prop 65 and the markets you sell in.See the service →Name the flavor on the label“Natural flavor”, “artificially flavored” and characterizing-flavor names.Review a flavor →
Food allergens to declare
Food allergen rules apply to the whole product, including what comes in with a flavor, a carrier or a processing aid. A “natural flavor” is not exempt: an allergen that comes in with the flavor must still be declared.
| Market | Allergens to declare |
|---|---|
| US FALCPA, FASTER Act | 9 major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Name the food source in the ingredient list or in a “Contains” statement. |
| EU Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 Annex II | 14 allergens: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide and sulphites (above 10 mg/kg), lupin and molluscs. Emphasise them in the ingredient list. |
| Canada Food and Drug Regulations | Priority allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, soy, wheat and triticale, and mustard, plus gluten sources and added sulphites (10 ppm or more). |
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