– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 15 July 1999.
Question S1W-220
To ask the Scottish Executive whether following the death of athlete Ross Baillie of anaphylactic shock through nut allergy, it intends to incorporate into Food Safety legislation a legal requirement to label all restaurant food to disclose nut or nut oil contents.
Food labelling legislation is agreed at EC level and prescribed by Council Directive 79/112/EEC. The Directive is implemented in Great Britain by the Food Labelling Regulations 1996. Catering establishments are exempt from most of the general food labelling requirements.
Discussions are ongoing at EU level to amend the Directive to require labelling of those ingredients which are known to affect allergy sufferers. In addition to food containing nut or nut oil contents it is also important to identify other specific ingredients (eggs, milk, fish, cereals containing gluten and their products) which are also recognised as causing hypersensitivity to allergy sufferers. This is a devolved matter and the Scottish Parliament has powers to legislate in this area - within the parameters laid down in EU legislation. Legislation on this issue will be considered following the outcome of EU discussions.
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No0 people think not
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