Food Labeling Laws
Food labelling is currently regulated by the British Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, which was passed in 1954 when the effects of undeclared trace amounts of food allergens were not fully explained. Efforts are presently underway to make all food labelling safer for food-allergic people. This is a case report article on what happens when the Labelling Laws are not obeyed. A three and a half year old boy, with eczema has a milk allergy that has caused vomiting, sneezing and hives. His father purchased a bag of tortilla chips after verifying that the labelled ingredients did not include milk. The ingredients listed were corn, vegetable oil, colour and seasoning (salt, monosodium glutamate [MSG]). The boy ate three tortilla chips and immediately experienced a burning sensation in the mouth and facial swelling. He was treated
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Approximate Word count = 590
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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