http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Ingredients/Food-safety-May-contain-labels-to-be-reassessed (http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Ingredients/Food-safety-May-contain-labels-to-be-reassessed)
QuoteFor example, if peanut protein were present in a food below the threshold level of 1.5mg, research has shown that it would not cause an adverse reaction in 95% of the population and only minor reactions in those sensitive to peanut.
I do seriously question both the dosage listed for peanut in that article, 1.5 mg seems like wayyyyyy above the threshold to me, and even more so the "minor reactions" definition. My last case of hives was trace peanut contamination. Someone at my work are a couple of Cheetos out of the bag I was eating out of, after they ate some peanuts. The hives lasted 6 days, Clariton and Benadryl and Benadryl combined *might* have taken the sharp edge of the itching off. But considering a lack of anaphylactic shock, it could be construed as "minor" esp by people who are inclined to not list things if they can get away with it. I on the other hand, don't consider it minor. I consider it torture.
I have mixed feelings - I worry about those who are more sensitive than the threshold would indicate, but I really wish the messaging was more consistent. It isn't consistent in the U.S. at all. Drives me crazy.