GIFSQ Tools · Module 19 — Nutrition, Labeling & Dietary Assessment · Tool 366 of 500
Build the allergen declaration for a jurisdiction — which allergens must be named, and whether a may-contain warning applies.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Allergens to declare
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May-contain allergens
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Warning needed
Equation: Declared allergens = count of priority allergens present as ingredients. A precautionary (may-contain) statement applies only when cross-contact is possible and assessed — it never replaces a declaration.
Method: US FALCPA and the FASTER Act (9 major food allergens, 21 CFR 101.4); EU Regulation 1169/2011 Annex II (14 allergens); Health Canada Food and Drug Regulations B.01.010.1 (priority allergens); Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CXS 1-1985. Each jurisdiction names its own list — never present one jurisdiction's list as universal.
Assumptions: the allergens entered are the priority allergens of the jurisdiction selected; cross-contact has been assessed by the producer.
Limitations: this tool counts and words the statement — it does not decide whether an ingredient is an allergen, and a may-contain statement is voluntary in most jurisdictions and must not be used as a substitute for good practice.
Rounding: counts are whole numbers; no rounding applies.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: US FALCPA and the FASTER Act (9 major food allergens, 21 CFR 101.4); EU Regulation 1169/2011 Annex II (14 allergens); Health Canada Food and Drug Regulations B.01.010.1 (priority allergens); Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CXS 1-1985. Each jurisdiction names its own list — never present one jurisdiction's list as universal.
Assumptions: the allergens entered are the priority allergens of the jurisdiction selected; cross-contact has been assessed by the producer.
Limitations: this tool counts and words the statement — it does not decide whether an ingredient is an allergen, and a may-contain statement is voluntary in most jurisdictions and must not be used as a substitute for good practice.
Rounding: counts are whole numbers; no rounding applies.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: US, present: milk, egg; may contain: peanut — 2 allergens to declare, statement “Contains: milk, egg.”, 1 may-contain allergen, warning needed.
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Sesame became the ninth US major allergen under the FASTER Act (effective 2023). Tool 366 of 500 — GIFSQ
