Improve allergen labelling on food packaging.

Closed 813 signatures

What the petition asks

8% of children and 2% of adults have one or more potentially life threatening food allergies (not intolerances), yet labelling is unclear.
Food should be labelled with:
the front of packaging should have icons to show the type of allergen*.
The back should list all allergens separately.

May contains statements are currently optional - leaving people unsure if food is safe. They should be mandatory where there is a genuine risk of cross contamination. Even a small amount of allergen can be fatal.

Currently allergens are made bold in the main ingredients list. Allergy sufferers and their carers have to carefully examine the ingredients to spot them.

Sources:
https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/

*Icons for allergens:
http://www.erudus.com/standardised-food-allergy-icons/

Timeline

15 Sep 2017	Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 813

Status Closed

Opened 15 Sep 2017

Closed 15 Mar 2018

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