List of Allergenic Ingredients That Must Be Labelled

The Food Information Regulation (Regulation [EC] No. 1169/2011) regulates the labelling of allergens.

Annex II of the LMIV lists the substances or products that cause allergies or intolerances and are therefore subject to labelling. These are:

  • Cereals containing gluten (i. e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains)and products thereof
  • Crustaceans and products thereof
  • Eggs and products thereof
  • Fish and products thereof
  • Peanuts and products thereof
  • Sojabeans and products thereof
  • Milk and products thereof (including lactose)
  • Nuts i.e. almond,(Amygdalus communis L.), hazelnut (Corylus avellana), walnut (Juglans regia), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), Pecan nut (Carya illinoiesis), brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), pistachio nut (Pistacia vera), macadamia nut und Queensland nut (Macadamia ternifolia) and products thereof
  • Celery and products thereof
  • Mustard and products thereof
  • Sesame seeds and products thereof
  • Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l, expressed as SO2
  • Lupine and products thereof
  • Molluscs and products thereof