Allergies and intolerances

A food allergy or intolerance is an abnormal reaction to a substance present in a food, called an allergen. After ingesting this allergen, various clinical symptoms may appear in sensitive individuals (e.g. skin and eye problems, digestive and respiratory problems).

Anyone who develops allergic symptoms after consuming one of the products for which ALVA has issued an allergen warning on the food alerts portal should consult a doctor and inform him or her of their consumption.

People who are not allergic or intolerant to the allergen(s) affected by these warnings may consume the product without restriction.

You can find more information in the section of the page "conseils de sécurité alimentaire au consommateur" on the portal (only available in French).

Consumers must be informed of the presence of the following allergens:

• Cereals containing gluten: wheat (spelt, kamut), rye, barley, oats or their hybridised strains
• Crustaceans
• Eggs
• Fish
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Milk
• Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia (Queensland nuts)
• Celery
• Mustard
• Sesame seeds
• Sulphur dioxide and sulphites (if >10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre in the end product)
• Lupin
• Molluscs