Abstract:

The influence of food allergy on consumers and the food industry has become more and more serious in China. It
is very urgent for China to solve this problem. Japan is the first country in the world to enact laws for the mandatory labelling
of allergen information on food containers and has already had a whole allergen labelling system. The law-making process,
the scope of the restraint, the lablelling strategies for food allergens, the punishment measures for false labelling, and the
detection methods for food allergens in Japan can offer enlightenments for China to enact laws and establish detection
methods for solving the problem of food allergens.

Key words: food allergy, labelling, management