Allergens, ingredients and the label

What you must avoid, what you would rather not eat, and how the label works: per allergen and per ingredient the names it goes by on a Dutch label, and which products at Albert Heijn, Jumbo, PLUS, Dirk and Hoogvliet do not contain it.

Allergies

The fourteen allergens that EU law requires on every label, plus lactose. Per allergen: the other names it appears under, where cross-contamination comes from, and the products without it.

Milk15.394 without Gluten15.850 without Tree nuts23.120 without Peanut26.352 without Egg23.329 without Soy20.309 without Fish28.481 without Crustaceans29.203 without Molluscs29.698 without Celery27.113 without Mustard25.859 without Sesame27.046 without Sulphite27.623 without Lupin29.404 without Lactose15.946 without

All allergens (in Dutch) — also the hundreds of species and substances manufacturers list besides the fourteen, from hazelnut to coriander.

Ingredients

Not everything people avoid is an allergen. These are the other things shoppers read the ingredient list for.

E numbersWhat the numbers mean, and how to find a product without a given E number.Palm oilWhere palm oil is, and the names it goes by on the label.SugarSugar-free, low-sugar or no added sugar: three claims, three meanings.VeganRecognising animal ingredients, also when they hide behind an E number.

Guide

Start here if you have just been told you cannot eat something, or if you shop for someone who cannot.

Frequently asked questionsFilters, the Scanner, prices and where the data comes from.What is a food allergyWhat happens in your body, which symptoms belong to it, and the difference with an intolerance.Reading the labelBold, the order and the pitfalls: reading a label in ten seconds.May contain tracesWhat the warning does and does not say, and when to take it seriously.AnaphylaxisRecognising a severe allergic reaction, and what to do then.

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