New food allergen rules for consumers

Friday 19th December 2014

Greater reassurance will be given to the 2 million people in the UK who live with food allergies as a result of the new EU rules which came into effect from 13th December.

These rules require restaurants and takeaways to tell customers if any of the main 14 food allergens are in the food they serve.

As one of the UK's leading food testing laboratory groups, ALS is able to offer a comprehensive accredited allergen testing service from its site in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

For further information about this service, please contact our Customer Service Team on 01354 697 028 or vi e-mail at [email protected]

Further details about the new EU rules can be found on the Food Standards Agency website:

www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2014/13305/new-food-allergen-rules-for-consumers