FSA agrees to strengthen provisions of allergen information for consumers

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed it will strengthen allergy information for consumers by developing guidance for food businesses on how to provide written allergen information for the non-prepacked sector. This is to help drive up compliance and make it easier for people with a food allergy, intolerance and coeliac disease to protect themselves when eating out. They have also agreed that verbal communication between customers and food business staff is essential for an added layer of protection for consumers. This follows the FSA Board agreeing that written allergen information should be mandated in the non-prepacked sector and confirming it will write to Ministers to discuss this opinion.