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Updated by SFA It is a requirement under regulation 5(4)(ea) of the Food Regulations to declare the presence of the following ingredients that may cause hypersensitivity to individuals (commonly known as allergens), under the statement of ingredients for prepacked food products:
i. Cereals containing gluten (i.e., wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt or their hybridised strains and their products);
ii. crustacean (for example shrimp, crab, lobster) and crustacean products;
iii. eggs and egg products;
iv. fish and fish products;
v. peanuts, soybeans and their products;
vi. milk and milk products (including lactose);
vii. tree nuts (for example, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts) and nut products; and
viii. sulphites in concentrates of 10mg/kg or more.
This also applies to alcoholic beverages, see "Do I need to declare the presence of ingredients that cause hypersensitivity to individuals (commonly known as allergens) in alcoholic beverages?"
More information on how to declare the presence of these ingredients can be found in the Guide to Labelling and Advertisements.
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Do I need to declare the presence of ingredients that cause hypersensitivity to individuals (commonly known as allergens) in alcoholic beverages?
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Since alcoholic beverages are exempted from declaring statement of ingredients, do I still need to declare the presence of allergens like sulphites?
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