The US government is planning to place labels on bottles of wine warning consumers of possible food allergens from eggs, wheat & fish. The Food Allergen Labelling & Consumer Protection Act says that all major food allergens should be labelled in 'plain, common language' on any food/drink products that may contain them. Government proposals that wheat used in the production of wine barrels, egg products used for wine fining & fish gelatine, used for wine clarification, be labelled on wine bottles. The current draft legislation is largely based on claims by people who say they suffer from allergens used in making wine. W Lee, general counsel for the Wine Institute, a major wine lobby in the US, said the draft places 'an extremely high scientific burden' on the industry. 'None of the tests now in use are recognized by chemists as being standard,' he said.
