davidw
December 20th, 2005, 7:32 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food labels will soon have to disclose in plain language whether the products contain peanuts, shellfish, eggs or other ingredients that could sicken people with food allergies.
A federal law that takes effect Jan. 1 requires food labels to list ingredients made from proteins derived from any of the eight major allergenic foods: milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, wheat, tree nuts, soybeans and peanuts. The Food and Drug Administration says they account for 90 percent of all food allergies.
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A federal law that takes effect Jan. 1 requires food labels to list ingredients made from proteins derived from any of the eight major allergenic foods: milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, wheat, tree nuts, soybeans and peanuts. The Food and Drug Administration says they account for 90 percent of all food allergies.
Click here for more (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FOOD_ALLERGIES?SITE=IADES&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-12-20-12-35-01)