Which allergens must be declared on a food label?

Answer

Because certain foods and food components can trigger allergic reactions or intolerances in sensitive people, the regulation requires them to be stated clearly on the label. Under the Turkish Food Codex rules on food labelling and consumer information, the main substances and products that must be declared are: cereals containing gluten (wheat, including spelt and kamut, rye, barley, oats, their hybrid strains and products made from them), crustaceans and their products, eggs and egg products, fish and fish products, peanuts and peanut products, soybeans and soy products, milk and dairy products (including lactose), tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts and their products), celery and celery products, mustard and mustard products, sesame seeds and sesame products, sulphur dioxide and sulphites at levels above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/L, lupin and lupin products, and molluscs and their products. People with an allergy or intolerance are advised to re-read the ingredient list on every purchase, even for familiar products, since a manufacturer may change the recipe.