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Instant access to allergen information

How to use our allergen portal

To search for an item, enter the BAKO Product code in the box. The table underneath will automatically display the item along with the relevant allergen information. To search for multiple items, key in the BAKO Product Code, tick the box in the left hand column, key in your next code and tick the box for each code required. Click the ‘Export selected products’ button below the table to download your product allergen information to a separate CSV file.

Key

C

Does contain

Present in the recipe within an intentionally added ingredient

Does not contain

Not present in the recipe within an intentionally added ingredient

MC

May contain

It is not in the recipe but even though cross-contamination controls are carried out a risk assessment has indicated that there may be a risk of adventitious contamination from this allergen and 'May Contain' or similar alibi statement is necessary. Please refer to the disclaimer below.

Clear Product code Desc Cereals containing Gluten Crustaceans Eggs Fish Peanuts Soya Milk Nuts Celery Mustard Sesame SO2 / sulphites Lupin Molluscs
33566 Potassium Sorbate 25kg
33568 Barry Callebaut Milk Chocolate Chunks 25kg
C C
33569 Cocoa Powder Red Extra Brute 2x5kg
33570 White Chocolate Chips 25kg
33590 Muesli Cereals & Fruit 4x3kg
33594 Compound Coating Milk 10kg
C C
33900 Callebaut Dark Callets 70% Cocoa 2.5kg
C MC
34009 Schwartz Italian Seasoning 190g
34010 Schwartz Garlic Powder 520g
34011 Potato Diced 20kg
34012 Gelatine 6x650g
34020 European Potato Flake 12.5kg
34022 Potato Flake 12.5kg
34023 McCain Potato Flake 12.5kg
34053 Nutmeg Ground 6x450g
34055 Sleaford Sage & Onion Stuffing 4x2kg C
34069 Sage & Onion Stuffing 4x3kg
34113 Sundried Tomatoes Diced 10kg
34114 Cranberries Diced 11.34kg
34116 Sleaford Fried Onion 10kg C
34127 Whole Dried Marrowfat Peas 12.5kg
34147 Apricots Diced 12.5kg
C
34159 Sleaford Durum Wheat Semolina 25kg C
34160 Olives Pitted Black 3x4.1kg
34162 Sleaford Durum Wheat Semolina 4x3kg C
34170 Sleaford Crispy Fired Onion 10kg
34175 Oregano 6x190g
34178 Cranberries Sliced 11.34kg
34187 Mixed Herbs 10kg
34204 Sea Salt Fine 25kg

Please be aware that the allergen information provided in this table should be used for guidance only. It is, to the best of all intents and purposes correct, however errors do occur. 

EU law only states that an allergen is to be declared if it is present. Therefore, not all suppliers will state “may contain”. Furthermore, all suppliers have different methods of risk assessing any potential allergen cross-contamination. The alibi statement column refers to additional information that has been submitted by the manufacturer. We therefore duly recommend that users refer directly with the manufacturer’s full specification if the information is required to complete legal food labels (available either, using a log-in online or on request) or the actual product label for guidance on allergens as this will provide the latest information.

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There are 14 major allergens that must be declared. These are:

  1. Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains),
    except:
    (a) wheat-based glucose syrups including dextrose;  
    (b) wheat-based maltodextrins;  
    (c) glucose syrups based on barley; 
    (d) cereals used for making distillates or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin for spirit drinks and other alcoholic beverages.
  2. Crustaceans. Such as prawns, crabs and lobsters
  3. Eggs.
  4. Fish,
    except:
    (a) fish gelatine used as a carrier for vitamin or carotenoid preparations; 
    (b) fish gelatine or isinglass used as a fining agent in beer and wine.
  5. Peanuts.
  6. Soybeans (Soya),
    except:
    (a) fully refined soybean oil and fat;  
    (b) natural mixed tocopherols (E306), natural D-alpha tocopherol, natural D-alpha tocopherol acetate, natural D-alpha tocopherol succinate from soybean sources;  
    (c) vegetable oils derived from phytosterols and phytosterol esters from soybean sources; 
    (d) plant stanol ester produced from vegetable oil sterols from soybean sources.
  7. Milk (including lactose),
    except:
    (a) whey used for making distillates or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin for spirit drinks and other alcoholic beverages;
    (b) lactitol.
  8. Nuts, i.e. almonds (Amygdalus communis L.), hazelnuts (Corylus avellana), walnuts (Juglans regia), cashews (Anacardium occidentale), pecan nuts (Carya illinoiesis (Wangenh.) K.Koch), Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa), pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera), macadamia nuts and Queensland nuts (Macadamia ternifolia), except: nuts used for making distillates or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin for spirit drinks and other alcoholic beverages.
  9. Celery.
  10. Mustard.
  11. Sesame seeds.
  12. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2.
  13. Lupin.
  14. Molluscs. Such as mussels and oysters.

Please note:

There is no specific legal requirement to label food with ‘may contain’. However, food must be safe to eat and information to help people with allergies make safe choices, and manage their condition effectively. As such you may feel this is a prudent addition to your labelling.

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