TikTok Food Sellers Unlisted Allergens

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Warning over TikTok food sellers not listing allergens

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BBC finds TikTok users selling food without listing allergen information on TikTok Shop .

Listings show people selling snacks and sweets without highlighting they contain one of the 14 main allergens that UK businesses are legally required to declare on labels.

TikTok has deleted the adverts the BBC highlighted, but all three companies are still selling other products.

Allergy charities say more should be done to keep consumers safe.

All food businesses have a legal responsibility to sell safe food and provide allergen information." The FSA website says that if food is sold online or over the phone through "distance selling" then allergen information must be provided at two different stages in the order process. This usually means providing allergy information in the online description and then also on the packaging so a buyer has two opportunities to check if their allergy could be triggered..

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