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Regulatory Guidance / Issues
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Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of
2004.
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Labeling requires the word “Contains” followed by the name of the
major food allergen – for example, “Contains milk, wheat” – or a
parenthetical statement in the list of ingredients – for example,
“albumin (egg)”
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
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on the provision of food information to consumers entered into
application on
13 December 2014
. The obligation to provide
nutrition information will apply from
13 December 2016
.