Information on substances or products causing allergies or intolerances is provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, in particular Annex II thereof.
Below is a list of the 14 groups of substances and products which, where the conditions laid down by law are met, must be indicated as substances or products causing allergies or intolerances.
Wheat, such as spelt and khorasan wheat, rye, barley, oats or their hybridised strains, and products thereof.
Exceptions include in particular:
wheat-based glucose syrups including dextrose,
wheat-based maltodextrins,
barley-based glucose syrups,
cereals used for making alcoholic distillates, including ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin,
subject to the conditions laid down in the Regulation.
Crustaceans and products thereof.
Eggs and products thereof.
Fish and products thereof.
Exceptions include:
fish gelatine used as a carrier for vitamin or carotenoid preparations,
fish gelatine or isinglass used as a fining agent in beer and wine.
Peanuts and products thereof.
Soybeans and products thereof.
Exceptions include in particular:
fully refined soybean oil and fat,
selected natural tocopherols and their derivatives derived from soybeans,
phytosterols and phytosterol esters derived from soybean vegetable oils,
plant stanol ester produced from soybean vegetable oil sterols,
subject to the conditions laid down in the Regulation.
Milk and products thereof, including lactose.
Exceptions include:
whey used for making alcoholic distillates, including ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin,
lactitol.
The following are classified as nuts:
almonds,
hazelnuts,
walnuts,
cashew nuts,
pecan nuts,
Brazil nuts,
pistachio nuts,
macadamia nuts,
and products thereof.
Exceptions include nuts used for making alcoholic distillates, including ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
Coconut is not listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 among the nuts classified as allergen No. 8.
Celery and products thereof.
Mustard and products thereof.
Sesame seeds and products thereof.
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l, expressed as total SO₂, calculated for products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Lupin and products thereof.
Molluscs and products thereof.
If you have any questions before purchase regarding the ingredients or allergens of a specific product, please contact us:
Orfeo Office, s.r.o.
https://www.orfeoshop.co.uk
E-mail: info@orfeoshop.com
Telephone: +420 734 215 588
