Allergens & Prepared foods

Food allergies can be serious even life-threatening. Most prepared foods list major allergens like eggs, milk, soy, and wheat, but there can be a warning in fine print about cross-contamination by other allergens.

A new trend to eliminate the need for a cross-contamination warning is adding the allergens to the food. This is convenient for the food maker, but reduces the variety available to consumers with food allergies.

In this video:

• Major food allergens. 00:41
• Allergens and prepared foods. 2:11
• Cross-contamination. 2:53
• Adding food allergens to reduce production costs and liability. 4:15
• Restaurant foods and allergens. 5:26