‘May contain’ warnings are the ‘wild west’ of food labelling

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Excessive use of precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), commonly known as “may contain”, is making food shopping harder, not safer

Doing the weekly shop with a severe allergy is something of a minefield, and, for the 2.4 million adults in the UK living with a confirmed food allergy, allergy anxiety is a real thing.

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