What is an allergen report?
FALCPA (Food Allergen Label Consumer Protection Act) requires that food manufacturers label food products that contain ingredients, including a flavoring, coloring, or incidental additive that are, or contain, a major food allergen using plain English to identify the allergens. There are eight major food allergens identified by FALCPA which account for over 90 percent of all documented food allergies in the U.S. and represent the foods most likely to result in severe or life-threatening reactions. They are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts), fish (such as bass, cod, flounder), shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp), soy and wheat. All products leaving Allen Flavors with any ingredients derived from these eight categories is accompanied by an allergen report.
