Food Allergens

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

AlmondFishMollusk
EggGlutenMustard
Macadamia nutHazelnutOvalbumin
Beta-LactoglobulinHistaminePeanut
CaseinHistamine RapidPistachio
CashewLupinSesame
CrustaceaLysozymeSoy
Egg WhiteMilkWalnut