CFIA Undeclared Allergens and Gluten in Processed Fish and Seafood - 2015-2016

​The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) (one of the milk proteins), egg, soy and gluten in prepackaged processed fish and seafood products. Of 600 samples tested, approximately 26 were found to contain undeclared allergens. The most prevalent allergens in the dried fish products were BLG and gluten while egg and soy were more common in frozen fish products.14 products from this survey containing undeclared gluten or egg were deemed to represent a health risk and were recalled.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:36 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:36 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 2021-06-29 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Allergen", "Processed fish", "Processed Seafood", "Gluten"], "fr": ["Allergène", "Poisson transformé", "Fruits de mer transformés", "Gluten"]}
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title_fr ACIA Présence non déclarée d’allergènes et de gluten dans le poisson et les fruits de mer transformés - 2015-2016
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