Food allergies: Do you have any?
- February 14, 2011 1:58 PM |
- By POV
By CBC News
Food manufacturers have 18 months to adhere to tighter rules dealing with the labelling of food allergens, Health Canada announced Monday.
The amended rules would target food allergens, gluten sources and sulphites, which will have to be explicitly identified on packaging.
Manufacturers will be required to list what type of allergens, gluten sources or sulphites are present in a product or in any of the ingredients used to make that product.
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Do you have food allergies? What kind of information do you think is necessary to see on food labels? Let us know in the comments below.
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