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Crustaceans and molluscs: why is the filtering not the same?

Crustaceans and molluscs are separately declarable allergen groups in the EU. The system should handle them with separate hard exclusion labels, because the collective label “seafood” is not sufficient for accurate allergen filtering.

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EFSA — Food allergens

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Evidence level
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Last editorial review
2026-07-14

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