ALLERGY LABELS
May 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Parliament is expected to demand that celery and celery products are added to a list of potentially allergenic ingredients that must be named on labels for food products sold in the EU. Other adopted amendments agreed by the parliament's environment committee to a new proposed directive now under discussion include an extension of the compulsory labeling list to include mustard. This is often used in ready-to-eat meals and can cause severe anaphylactic reactions. MEP's also want lupin declared on labels, which is used to make lupin ...
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