date:May 23, 2016
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Peanuts
Wheat
Soybeans
These eight foods, and any ingredient that contains protein derived from one or more of them, are designated as major food allergens by FALCPA.
HowMajor Food AllergensAre Listed
The law requires that food labels identify the food source names of all major food allergens used to make the food. This requirement is met if the common or usual name of an ingredient (e.g., buttermilk) that is a major food allergen already identifies that allergen's food sou