CHIBA (Kyodo) The major supermarket chain Aeon Co. will launch an unprecedented program in the fall to list detailed ingredients on prepared foods for the benefit of people with allergies.
In preparation, Aeon kitchen staff assembled at the head office in the city of Chiba in mid-May to listen to a talk given by Sumiko Takeuchi, a representative of Shokumotsu Arerugiiwo motsu Oyano Kai, a private group of parents whose children have food allergies.
"Displaying (allergenic ingredients) is important information for the protection of the lives and health," of people with allergies, she said.