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Food business operators in the retail and catering sector are required to provide allergen information and follow labelling rules as set out in food law.

This means that food business operators must:

provide allergen information to the consumer for both prepacked and non-prepacked food and drink
handle and manage food allergens effectively in food preparation.

Food businesses need to tell customers if any food they provide contain any of the listed allergens as an ingredient.

Consumers may be allergic or have intolerance to other ingredients, but only the 14 allergens are required to be declared as allergens by food law.