The Consumer Affairs Agency has set up a panel on how to warn restaurant customers about ingredients that might cause allergies — a field not covered by current labeling regulations.
As it stands, children with allergies cannot go to fast food restaurants with friends or participate in school trips related to food, a representative of an advocacy group for food allergy sufferers said at the panel's first meeting April 21.
The panel plans to compile an interim report by the end of the year. While this is good news for those with allergies, skeptics question how thoroughly labeling rules can be enforced at establishments with extensive menus that change frequently.