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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

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Food Law News - EU - 2014

EFSA News in brief, 23 May 2014

LABELLING - EFSA Public consultation: the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labelling purposes   

EFSA is inviting comments on its draft scientific opinion on the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labelling purposes. The document updates previous EFSA opinions on food ingredients or substances that are known to cause adverse reactions. These include: cereals containing gluten, milk and dairy products, eggs, nuts, peanuts, soy, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, celery, lupin, sesame, mustard, and sulphites.

The draft opinion includes sections on:

Interested parties should submit written comments by 8 August 2014.

For full details, see: Public consultation on a draft Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labelling purposes: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/consultations/call/140523.htm


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