Alice Chaplin
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May 12, 2020 · “May contain” statements are a manufacturer’s warning that the product might have been somewhere in the vicinity of another product that contains the allergen noted at some time during the production process.
Jan 12, 2015 · When someone suffering from a potentially fatal nut allergy reads “may contain traces of nuts” on a food product label, just how worried should they be? That’s what scientists at the...
tree nuts, such as almonds, pecans, or walnuts; wheat; peanuts; soybeans; sesame; The law requires that food labels identify the food source of all major food allergens used to make the food.
'May contain nuts/trace of nuts' warnings are becoming ever more complex and ever more difficult to interpret. It is not nuts themselves that are the problem, but the confusion arising from the laudable efforts of regulators and manufacturers to improve allergen labelling for the benefit of allergic consumers.
May 19, 2020 · The shortbread cookies might have a label saying “may contain peanuts,” even though no peanuts or peanut products have been used to make the actual cookie. The FDA does not mandate that all companies use this type of labeling.
Jan 6, 2014 · Advisory labels or “may contain” warnings (also called precautionary warnings) alert customers that traces of an allergenic food might unintentionally have wound up in a packaged food.
Dec 6, 2012 · About 15 years ago, when manufacturers voluntarily introduced the statement “may contain nuts” (or "may contain xxxx") on labels for products that were at risk of cross contamination, it appeared to be a good idea.
