FARRP faculty and staff have made every effort to provide complete and accurate information on international food allergen labeling regulations. Such information can be difficult to ascertain in part because it is almost always in the language of each country. FARRP welcomes any suggestions for additions or corrections (send to farrp@unl.edu). We rely upon and are appreciative of user input.
| Food Allergens |
Crustacean Shellfish
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Egg
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Fish
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Milk
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Peanut
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Soy
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Tree Nuts
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Sesame
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Wheat
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Cereals w/ Gluten
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Sulfites
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Buckwheat
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Celery
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Lupin
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Molluscan Shellfish
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Mustard
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Bee Pollen/ Propolis
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Beef
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Chicken
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Latex (Natural Rubber)
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Mango
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Peach
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Pork
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Royal Jelly
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Tomato
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| USA1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| EU2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Australia/NZ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Belarus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Bolivia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Botswana | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Caricom Std.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Central America4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Fiji | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| GSO5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| India | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Japan6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Malawi | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Singapore | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Taiwan7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Crab, shrimp | Crab, shrimp, Mantis shrimp, lobster | From domesticated fowl | All farmed birds | From poultry | Mackerel |
| From domesticated ruminants | From mammary gland of farmed animals | Milking animals | All mammal species | Cow and goat | Cows, buffaloes, goats |
| Walnut (Cashew under review) | Pine nut, walnut | ≥10 mg/kg | Directly added or ≥10 mg/kg | Clams | Abalone, mussel, oyster, squid |
Key:
1 For updated information on U.S. allergen regulations see Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling (Edition 5)
2EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Non-EU Countries adopting EU allergen labeling regulations: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Macedonia, Switzerland, United Kingdom (UK)
3GSO countries of Saudi Arabi, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen (Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, follows the GSO regulations except regulates tree nuts rather than walnut only).
4CARICOM (caricom.org) is an organization of Caribbean countries with the aims to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members and to coordinate foreign policy. Member states include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
5Central American Technical Regulation produced by and for Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
6Japan recommends labeling of abalone, neritic squid, mackerel, salmon, salmond roe, beef, chicken, pork, apple, banana, kiwi, orange, peach, wild yam, gelatin, sesame, soybean, almond, macadamia nut, pistachio (will be added to recommended list), cashew (will be added to mandatory labeling list)
7Taiwan has recommended labeling for cuttlefish (calamari), neritic squid, octopus, takoyaki, escargot, mussel, clam, oyster, scallop, mytilus, meretrix lusoria, abalone, sunflower seed, melon seed, kiwi
The International Regulatory Chart (updated 4/1/25) is also available here as a PDF. The PDF file should be printed on 8"x14" (legal) paper.
Web Page Updated 1 April, 2025