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Article: In The UK, It Is Reported That 2% Of The Adult Population Suffer From Food Allergies Or Food Intolerance.
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- January 16, 2007
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48623) has announced the addition of "Allergen Labelling - Consumer Attitudes and Interpretation of Proposed New Allergen Labelling (Primary Research Report)" to their offering.
In the UK, it is reported that 2% of the adult population suffer from food allergies or food intolerance, although this figure increases to 5% for children. In light of growing consumer concern over allergens, new labelling rules in European Directive (2003/89/EC) were introduced in the UK by an amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations.
The key research objectives included:
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