However the FSA said that the number of alerts it issued to consumers to let them know there may be an undisclosed allergen in food increased from 73 in 2014 to 92 in 2015. The main reasons for this, it said, weredue to the wrong product being placed in the wrong packaging, or the labeling not being in English.
The FSA is also concerned that "may contain" allergy labels are used so widely that people with allergies "indulging in risk-taking behaviour" and choosing to ignore the claim, risking an allergic reaction.
The NHS does not hold data on specific food allergies but figures show that overall allergies, which include food allergies, are rising sharply.
According to NHS Digital data there were25,093 hospital admissions for allergies in England in 2015/16, up by 36pc from2011/12 when there were 18,471 admissions.
Over the period there was also a rise in hospital admissions for anaphylactic shocks, a serious type of allergic reaction which can cause swelling of the tongue, heart failure, and death.In 2011/12 there were 3735 hospital admissions, rising by 19pc to 4451 in 2015/16.
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