Up to 5% of the population is affected by food allergies. For people at risk, ingestion of theallergenic food, even at very low concentrations, can lead to severe allergic reactions. Be- sides, there are many people with food intoler- ances against lactose and gluten (coeliac dis- ease).The health implications of food allergens can be serious and the FDA requires food products with allergenic ingredients to be clearly labeled on packaging.

PRODUCT
Almond | Fish | Mollusk |
Egg | Gluten | Mustard |
Macadamia nut | Hazelnut | Ovalbumin |
Beta-Lactoglobulin | Histamine | Peanut |
Casein | Histamine Rapid | Pistachio |
Cashew | Lupin | Sesame |
Crustacea | Lysozyme | Soy |
Egg White | Milk | Walnut |