USDA: labelling requirements for most common food allergens

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published Directive 7230.1, Ongoing Verification of Product Formulation and Labeling Targeting the Eight Most Common (“Big 8″) Food Allergens. This directive instructs agency employees how to verify that inspected establishments are controlling and labeling the eight most common allergens.
The “Big 8” allergens - wheat, crustacean shellfish, eggs, fish, peanuts, milk, tree nuts, and soybeans – account for approximately 90 percent of food allergy reactions. FSIS was prompted to issue the directive because of an increase in the amount of recalls for products produced in FSIS inspected facilities (AAMP Website, 17 March 2015).
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Click here to download Directive 7230.1 (148 kB).
Click here for the FSIS allergen compliance guidelines and labeling compliance guides.

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