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    Allergen A known component of food which causes physiological reactions due to an immunological response, e.g. nuts and others identified in legislation relevant to the country of production or sale. The EU defines 14 major food allergens which must be declared on pre-packaged foods including: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, lupin, molluscs, mustard, sesame seeds, and sulphur dioxide at concentrations over 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2.

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    Allergen A known component of food which causes physiological reactions due to an immunological response, e.g. nuts and others identified in legislation relevant to the country of production or sale. The EU defines 14 major food allergens which must be declared on pre-packaged foods including: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, lupin, molluscs, mustard, sesame seeds, and sulphur dioxide at concentrations over 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2.

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    Allergen A known component of food which causes physiological reactions due to an immunological response, e.g. nuts and others identified in legislation relevant to the country of production or sale. The EU defines 14 major food allergens which must be declared on pre-packaged foods including: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, lupin, molluscs, mustard, sesame seeds, and sulphur dioxide at concentrations over 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2.

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    Allergen A known component of food which causes physiological reactions due to an immunological response, e.g.

    nuts and others identified in legislation relevant to the country of production or sale.

    Allergens defined by the EU are: cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kumat or their hybridised strains) and products thereof crustaceans and products thereof eggs and products thereof fish and products thereof peanuts and products thereof soybeans and products thereof milk and products thereof nuts: almond (Amygdalus communis L), hazelnut (Corylus avellana), walnut (Juglans regia), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), pecan (Carya illinoiesis (Wangenh.) K Koch), brazil (Bertholletia excelsa), pistachio (Pistacia vera), macadamia and Queensland (Macadamia ternifolia) and products thereof celery and products thereof lupin and products thereof molluscs and products thereof mustard and products thereof sesame seeds and products thereof sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2. Refer to: Directive 2003/89/EC of 10 November 2003 amending Directive 000/13/EC.

    EU Allergens Listing

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