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Make it compulsory to declare allergenic ingredients in alcoholic distillates

Closed 144 signatures

What the petition asks

By law, allergens on ingredients lists must be highlighted by means including bold type, italics, underlining - anything that emphasises the presence of 1 of the 14 allergens. Alcoholic distillates are exempt from this law and do not have to declare the allergenic ingredients - a danger to many.
I bought my boyfriend some chocolates for Valentine's from a well-known chocolate shop. He has a severe nut allergy and has been hospitalised before. I checked the ingredients many times and asked staff to check - nuts weren't listed as an allergen. On opening the chocolates, one contained hazelnut liqueur - which by law doesn't have to be declared as an allergen. This is dangerous, and could have killed my boyfriend. Action needs to be taken so derived products also have to declare allergens.

Timeline

21 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
21 Aug 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 144
Status Closed
Opened 21 Feb 2018
Closed 21 Aug 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.