Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Add fruit allergies to allergen requirements for food businesses
Closed
35 signatures
What the petition asks
Someone we know has a very serious fruit allergy. This was very hard for them when they were younger as many people didn’t think it existed, yet it’s serious enough contact with someone who ate certain fruit could kill! We’ve realised fruit allergies are almost totally ignored, and action is needed.
I’d like the Government to add fruit allergies to the list of allergens that food businesses must tell customers about, and list on food labels.
Fruit allergies can be as potentially lethal as a nut allergy. Fruit allergies are admittedly rare, but often food businesses are woefully uninformed unless explained to them, but when one slice of something could potentially kill someone it’s much more in the forefront of your mind, no matter how rare in this country that may be.
Fruit allergies can be as potentially lethal as a nut allergy. Fruit allergies are admittedly rare, but often food businesses are woefully uninformed unless explained to them, but when one slice of something could potentially kill someone it’s much more in the forefront of your mind, no matter how rare in this country that may be.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
35
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
19 Apr 2021
Closed
19 Oct 2021
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