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Observational studyPublic health nutrition2021

Responses of consumers with food allergy to the new allergen-labelling legislation in Saudi Arabia: a preliminary survey.

Wejdan T Alghafari, Atheer A Attar, Afnan A Alghanmi, Danah A Alolayan, Nehal A Alamri, Sara A Alqarni, Athear M Alsahafi, Leila Arfaoui

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Observational study in Public health nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wejdan T AlghafariClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1101-4155
Atheer A AttarClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Afnan A AlghanmiClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Danah A AlolayanClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Nehal A AlamriClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sara A AlqarniClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Athear M AlsahafiClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
Leila ArfaouiClinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah21589, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePreventing a food allergy reaction depends primarily on eliminating allergens from the diet. In October 2019, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) introduced new legislation requiring food establishments providing and selling non-prepacked foods to state the presence of the top fourteen food allergens on their menus. The current study aimed to assess the allergen-labelling knowledge, practices, preferences and perceptions towards the new SFDA allergen-labelling legislation among consumers with food allergy in Saudi Arabia.

designObservational cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire.

settingSaudi Arabia; February - March 2020.

participantsResidents of Saudi Arabia with food allergy (n 427), aged 18-70 years.

resultsAmong participants, only 28·1 % knew that there were governmental regulations in Saudi Arabia regarding food-allergen labelling and approximately two-thirds (67 %) check labels on prepacked food products for allergens. The majority of the participants preferred food products carrying safety statements (84·1 %) and symbols (80·1 %). A total of 47·1 % were aware that regulations in Saudi Arabia require allergens to be declared in ingredient lists, while 51·3 % were aware that advisory allergen labelling is not required by law. Only 26·2 % were aware of the new SFDA legislation regarding provision of allergen information by food establishments. However, the majority (94·4 %) were supportive of the new legislation, and most of them were more likely to eat at restaurants that reported allergen information for food items on the menu.

conclusionsThe new SFDA food allergen-labelling legislation needs to be more widely and effectively disseminated to increase the level of awareness among adults with food allergy in Saudi Arabia.

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AllergensFood HypersensitivityAdultFood LabelingHumansSaudi ArabiaSurveys and QuestionnairesAllergensFood allergenKnowledgeLegislationMenu allergen labellingPractices

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PMCPMC10195493
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