The European Directive 2003/89/EC provides for the obligation to indicate more clearly the presence of allergenic ingredients on the labels of foodstuffs from November 2005 on.

A list of 12 substances that must systematically be mentioned was established::

	Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains) and products thereof
	Crustaceans and products thereof
	Eggs and products thereof
	Fish and products thereof
	Peanuts and products thereof
	Soybeans and products thereof
	Milk and products thereof (including lactose)
	Nuts i.e. almond, hazelnut, walnut, cashew, pecan nut, Brazil nut, pistachio nut, Macadamia nut and Queensland nut and products thereof
	Celery and products thereof
	Mustard and products thereof
	Sesame seeds and products thereof
	Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2

This complete and precise information is particularly important for consumers who suffer from allergies or intolerances to certain food substances.

In accordance with the regulation in force, the known presence of potentially allergenic substances will be indicated in the composition of our products listed in the “Our products” section of our various sites.

In accordance with this new labelling regulation, Bonduelle will gradually carry out the upgrading of its packagings. As a consequence, you may find some differences between the product sheets included in the “Our products” section of our various sites and the list of ingredients mentioned on the labels you have at home.

We inform you that: :

- our canned, frozen or delicatessen products (ready-to-eat salads available in the delicatessen food department of your stores) are packaged in workshops which also use :

	Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains) and products thereof
	Crustaceans and products thereof
	Eggs and products thereof
	Fish and products thereof
	Peanuts and products thereof
	Soybeans and products thereof
	Milk and products thereof (including lactose)
	Nuts i.e. almond, hazelnut, walnut, cashew, pecan nut, Brazil nut, pistachio nut, Macadamia nut and Queensland nut and products thereof
	Celery and products thereof
	Mustard and products thereof
	Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2

Our salad products in sachet (4th range salads) are packaged in workshops which also use celery and mustard leaves.