Our Twitter Feed
Copyright Food Allergy Support Ltd I Disclaimer I Web Design by 
Food Allergy Support Ltd is Registered in England and Wales: 7156516
Food Allergy Support is here to offer information, expert guidance and training to the food industry.
A special word is needed in the case of lupin. Researchers have demonstrated that people with peanut allergy are at some risk of developing allergy to lupin – both foods belonging to the legume family. If we begin to see an increase in lupin-containing foods in the UK, the incidence of allergic reactions may also rise. Symptoms can be severe.
You may also be interested in the following sections:
Food allergy – definition, prevalence and symptoms
Why is food allergy increasing?
Getting help if you have a food allergy
Send your questions to: david.reading@foodallergy-support.com
Food allergens that must be declared
European law requires the compulsory labelling of 13 allergens, plus sulphites, whenever they appear in pre-packed food. These are:
Among these allergens there are regional variations. For example, mustard allergy is rare in the UK but more common in other European countries, such as France. Celery is a common cause of oral symptoms among adults in Switzerland, France and Germany.
- Cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kumat or their hybridised strains) and products thereof
- Crustaceans and products thereof
- Eggs and products thereof
- Fish and products thereof
- Peanuts and products thereof
- Soybeans and products thereof
- Milk and products thereof
- Nuts and products thereof (almond, hazelnut, walnut, cashew, pecan, brazil, pistachio, macadamia and Queensland)
- Celery and products thereof
- Lupin and products thereof
- Molluscs and products thereof
- Mustard and products thereof
- Sesame seeds and products thereof
- Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2
