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hello everybody and welcome to our training of food allergens first let's talk about food allergies and allergic reactions food allergies are a serious health issue and a scary reality for many consumers food allergies reactions occur when the body's immune system reacts to certain proteins in certain foods or food additives there is no safe amount of allergen an allergic reaction can be activated by a minuscule amount of any allergen food allergies currently cannot be cured studies show that food allergies can change throughout a person's life allergic reactions vary in severity from mild to life-threatening symptoms the symptoms involve itchy mouth skin blotches hives swollen lips and face coughing and wheezing nausea cramps vomiting throat tightening lip swelling life-threatening symptoms often called anaphylaxis and may involve fatal respiratory problems and shock blood pressure drops suddenly and the airways close up blocking breathing in this case the only effective treatment is an injection of epinephrine which needs to be followed up with a trip to the emergency room there are many different foods and additives that can cause allergic reactions but in 2004 the fda established the food allergen labeling and consumer protection act falcpa where identifies the eight most common allergenic foods these eight major food allergens make up 90 of food allergic reactions in the united states the eight major allergens are known as the big eight these eight major allergens are milk eggs fish for example bass flounder cod crustacean shellfish for example crab lobster shrimp tree nuts for example almonds walnuts pecans peanuts wheat and soybeans for certain foods or substances that cause allergies or other hypersensitivity reactions there are specific labeling requirements to protect consumers with food allergies and other food hypersensitivities the fda enforces regulations to list ingredients on packaged foods and beverages the food allergen labeling and consumer protection act falcpa requires that foods or ingredients that contain a major food allergen be specifically labeled with the name of the allergen source faulkpas labeling requirements extend to retail and food service establishments however falco's labeling requirements do not apply to foods that are placed in a wrapper or container such as paper or a box for a sandwich following a customer's order at the point of purchase the way that allergic consumers can protect themselves is by avoiding the allergens they are allergic to for this people with food allergies should read the ingredient statements and labels of the food to determine whether or not the particular item contains the allergen they must avoid and always be prepared for accidental exposure by carrying an epinephrine injector and emergency contact information also food manufacturers must provide safe food by preventing cross-contact as well as accurate information to enable consumers to avoid allergen exposure the fda conducts inspections and sampling to check that the eight major food allergens are correctly labeled on products the fda also conducts inspections and sampling to determine whether food facilities implement controls to prevent allergen cross-contact and labeling...