Report allergic reactions to packaged food and help us prevent it happening to someone else.

Women checking food labels on packages in supermarket 

Food labels are required by law to carry essential information so that people know what is in the food they buy.

This includes statements about the presence of food allergens, which are foods known to cause a life-threatening reaction (including anaphylaxis) in people with allergies.

People with allergies are at serious risk unless foods are labelled correctly.

The role of the Food Safety Unit at the Department of Health and Human Services is to ensure that food sold in Victoria is safe.

We can investigate and test food for allergens that are not described on the food label. If a food is not correctly labelled we can make sure it is removed from sale if required.

Please contact the Food Safety Unit immediately 

IF  AND  AND 
 you, your child, or someone in your care is allergic to:
  • tree nuts
  • peanuts
  • milk
  • egg
  • fish or shellfish
  • sesame seeds
  • soybeans, or
  • cereals containing gluten
  • lupin.
 you suspect that they have had an allergic or anaphylactic reaction to a packaged food,
 the label did not show that the food allergen was present.

 

The Food Safety Unit needs your help – let us know today so we can act quickly.

Contact us at: The Food Safety Unit
Phone: 1300 364 352 (24 hours a day) or
Email us at foodsafety@dhhs.vic.gov.au

Learn more about food safety at the Department of Health and Human Services

This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:

Department of Health And Human Services (DHHS)