Do you know your Allergens?

What are Allergens?

Allergens are antigens that provoke a strong, sometimes extreme, immune response. These responses are known to most people as allergies. Reactions can vary from a mild runny-nose to more severe symptoms such as throat swelling and shock.

Because people can have such severe reactions to food allergies, the United States regulatory organizations require food labels to declare the presence of 9 allergens on the labels, what they refer to as the "big 9"

The 9 include:

• Milk
• Egg
• Fish
• Shellfish
• Tree Nuts
• Wheat
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Sesame

Food recalls due to incorrect labeling.

The failure to label allergens is one of the leading causes of food recalls. With proper safeguards in place like quality testing, label verification, and final product testing, you can stay out of the recall spotlight.

At Tentamus, we have a team of highly skilled labeling experts and a global network of laboratories to aid you in making correct product declarations, to help you present your product with accuracy, and to ensure your allergen statements are compliant.

Our dedicated experts will help you with your labeling needs and our Tentamus laboratories in the United States offer testing support for the "big 9" allergens to ensure your product adheres to the FDA's guidelines.

If you would like more information on how our Tentamus labs can aid you in labeling or testing allergen's in your product, please reach out to one of our experts.

Kaitlyn Gerhart
Kaitlyn.Gerhart@Tentamus.com
+540 656 8084

Renate Ryan-Jeppeson
Renate.Jeppeson@Tentamus.com
+503 254 1794