date:May 21, 2013
A new study on peanut allergy, which is being conducted at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK, is expected to make food warning labels clearer for consumers in the UK.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) had commissioned the trial, and the agency plans to use the study information to improve the clarity of food labelling for peanut-allergic consumers in the UK.
Food manufacturers generally use 'may contain nuts' warnings as they cannot be sure whether products may, by accident, contain peanut