Hello Xugang
See below the USA labelling requirement with regards to the declaration of allergens on wine labels:
ALLERGEN DECLARATION
(a) At present only the sulfite declaration is mandatory. However, eight other major food allergens may voluntarily be declared and a notice proposing to make this obligatory has been issued. As this proposal is in the comments phase (which phase might be extended), could look different in its final form, and one would hope that a final notice will provide for a phasing in period, it is not recommended that labels be amended at this stage. Should you, however, wish to do so, details are supplied below.
(b) For wine containing 10 or more parts per million of sulfur dioxide, the statement "Contains sulfites" or "Contains (a) sulfiting agent(s)" or identification of the specific sulfiting agent(s) is required. If your wine does not have the sulfite statement, a sample analysis by the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, U.S. Department of the Treasury) or a TTB certified laboratory is required as proof that the wine has less than 10 ppm sulfur dioxide.
© The eight major food allergens (whether present in fining or processing agents or not and including proteins derived from them) are:
- Milk (usually casein used as a fining agent)
- Egg (usually lysozyme/albumen)
- Fish (usually fish gelatin or isinglass used as a fining agent)
- Crustacean shellfish - the name of the species of crustacean shellfish (for example, crab, lobster or shrimp) must be declared.
- Tree nuts - the name of the specific type of nut (for example, almonds, pecans or walnuts) must be declared.
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- Soybeans
An allergen declaration could, thus, look as follows: "Contains sulfites, milk, egg and fish". You can not use terms such as "casein", "albumen" or "isinglass" or talk of "fish products" and the like or of "processing or fining agent.
Regards
Wine Gum
