Common culprits: today’s top food allergens
Allergies can be caused by up to 170 different foods, but most of them are linked to a much smaller group of foods. Some countries recognize “The Big 8,”1 while others expand the list to up to 14-food allergens.2
Check labels for phrases like “may contain...” or “made in a facility that processes...” to alert you of other sources for allergens.
The top 14 food allergens:
| - Eggs |
| - Milk |
| - Fish |
| - Crustaceans |
| - Mollusks |
| - Celery |
| - Lupin |
| - Peanuts |
| - Tree nuts |
| - Sesame seeds |
| - Soy |
| - Mustard |
| - Gluten Based Cereals |
Sources
1. FARRP, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2018) “The Big 8.” farrp.unl.edu
2. EUFIC (2018) “Food Allergens” www.eufic.org
