draft resolution n 29 june 5th 2014 that adopts provisions on the mandatory declaration in the label of packaged food of recognized sources of food allergies or food intolerances in sensitive persons 6 pages in portuguese draft resolution that adopts provisions on the mandatory declaration in the label of packaged food of recognized sources of food allergies or food intolerances in sensitive persons. this resolution applies to food ingredients food additives technological coadjuvants and raw materials which are packaged in the absence of consumers including those intended to be used exclusively for industrial processing and at food establishments. this resolution is complementary to the resolution number 259 of september 20 2002 which approves the technical regulation for labelling packaged food and to the law 10.674 of may 16 2003 which establishes mandatory providing information on the presence of gluten in marketed food products. the following are recognized sources of food allergies or food intolerances in sensitive persons i. cereals containing gluten namely wheat rye barley oats and their hybridised strains ii. crustaceans iii. eggs iv. fish v. peanut vi. soy vii. milk viii. almond prunus dulcis ix. hazelnut corylus spp. x. cashew nut anacardium occidentale xi. brazil nuts bertholletia excelsa xii. macadamia macadamia spp. xiii. nut juglans spp. xiv. pecan carya illinoensis xv. pistachio pistacia vera l. xvi. sulphites sulphur dioxide and its salts in concentration equal to or greater than 10 ten parts per million ppm expressed in sulphur dioxide. alterations in the list provided here within can be made upon updates on codex alimentarius guidelines or scientific evidences showing the cause-effect of the food consumption and adverse events its epidemiological magnitude and its severity. the food ingredients additives technological coadjuvants and raw materials which are packaged in absence of consumers including those intended to be used for manufacturing and for food establishments must contain the declaration contains gluten or gluten free as appropriate. food that are derives from or have been intentionally added of ingredients food additives technological coadjuvants or raw materiasl from recognized sources of food allergies or food intolerances described in sections ii to xvi of article 4 in any quantity must bring the declaration allergic contains source names or allergic contains derivatives of source names as appropriate. in cases that food ingredients food additives technological coadjuvants or raw materials have risks of causing incidental contamination from recognized sources of food allergies or food intolerances described in sections ii to xv of article 4 must inform in its label the declaration allergic may contain source names . declarations required at articles 6 7 and 8 of this resolution must be grouped near the ingredients list on the label in a white background frame and in black characters of the same type complying with height requirements established in the annex of this resolution. this resolution revokes resolution rdc number 40 of february 8 2002 which approves the technical regulation on labelling of packed food and beverage that contain gluten.