date:Apr 10, 2013
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has launched a consultation in relation to a new food labelling requirement to inform consumers about food allergens contained in non-prepacked foods. Current EU food labelling laws require all packaged food to declare on the packaging the presence of certain food allergens when they are used in the manufacture of that food.
From December 2014, the Food Information for Consumers Regulation will extend this requirement to foods sold loose (non-prepacked food