Allergen information

Last updated: 20 August 2026

At Indian Flavours we sell packaged foods from India, Pakistan and Nepal. Many of them contain, or may contain, one of the fourteen allergens subject to mandatory declaration listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. This page explains what they are, where they most often appear in our catalogue, and how we publish that information on each product page.

1. The fourteen allergens subject to mandatory declaration

  • Cereals containing gluten. Wheat (including spelt and khorasan/kamut), rye, barley, oats and their hybridised strains, and products thereof. Where it usually appears: Atta, maida, sooji/rava and blended besan flours, noodles, biscuits and cookies, battered snacks, some masala blends, and hing (asafoetida), which usually uses wheat flour as a carrier.
  • Crustaceans. Prawns, shrimp, crab, lobster and products based on crustaceans. Where it usually appears: Very rare in our catalogue: it appears in some Thai and South-East Asian soups and curry pastes.
  • Eggs. Eggs and products based on egg. Where it usually appears: Some biscuits, cakes, noodles and baking mixes.
  • Fish. Fish and products based on fish, including fish gelatine. Where it usually appears: Curry pastes containing anchovy or fish sauce, some pickles and instant soups.
  • Peanuts. Peanuts and products based on peanut. Where it usually appears: Namkeen and savoury snacks, chikki and sweets, some peanut sauces and chutneys.
  • Soybeans. Soybeans and products based on soy. Where it usually appears: Soy oil and lecithin, textured vegetable protein, soy sauces, fried snacks, and several Haldiram products made with tofu.
  • Milk. Milk and dairy products, including lactose. Where it usually appears: Ghee, paneer, milk powder, mithai and sweets, chai mixes, biscuits, and some creamy sauces such as korma or makhani.
  • Tree nuts. Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts and products thereof. Where it usually appears: Sweets and mithai, halwa, dried fruit and nut mixes, some namkeen, and curry pastes containing cashew.
  • Celery. Celery and products thereof, including celery salt. Where it usually appears: Uncommon: some stocks, soups and Western spice blends.
  • Mustard. Mustard and products thereof, including mustard seeds and mustard oil. Where it usually appears: Very common in Indian cooking: pickles and achar, curry pastes, chutneys, panch phoron blends, and mustard oil (kachi ghani).
  • Sesame seeds. Sesame and products based on sesame, including sesame oil and tahini. Where it usually appears: Til laddu and sesame sweets, breads and biscuits with sesame, some chutneys and spice blends.
  • Sulphur dioxide and sulphites. At concentrations above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l expressed as SO₂. Where it usually appears: Dried fruit, ginger and garlic pastes, some pickles, fruit pulps and drinks.
  • Lupin. Lupin and products based on lupin. Where it usually appears: Uncommon: the occasional flour or bread mix.
  • Molluscs. Mussels, clams, cockles, squid, octopus, snails and products thereof. Where it usually appears: Uncommon: the occasional South-East Asian sauce or soup.

2. How we publish this information on each product

We are adding a block with three sections to our product pages: Ingredients, Allergens and Nutrition information. The data comes from the manufacturer's label and from the information published by the manufacturer itself or by its importer in the European Union.

  • When a product contains none of the fourteen allergens, we say so explicitly instead of leaving the section empty.
  • Single-ingredient unprocessed products (for example rice, lentils or a whole spice) are exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration under Annex V of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, so we publish no nutrition table in those cases.
  • Drinks with more than 1.2% alcohol by volume are exempt from the list of ingredients and from the nutrition declaration (Article 16(4) of the same Regulation), but we do declare their allergens.
  • The block on each product page is published in Spanish, English and Portuguese, in the language you are browsing in.

This is work in progress: we publish products brand by brand and some pages are still pending. If a product is missing the information you need, write to us and we will check it with the manufacturer before you buy.

3. Traces and cross-contamination

Many Indian foods are produced in facilities that also handle tree nuts, sesame, mustard, gluten or milk. When the manufacturer declares a warning such as “may contain traces of…”, we reproduce it on the product page. That warning is voluntary for the manufacturer: its absence is no guarantee that there are no traces.

We store and ship products in their original packaging, without opening or repackaging them.

4. The label on the packaging is what counts

Manufacturers change formulations, suppliers and formats without notice, and the same product may arrive from different batches or countries of origin. That is why the information on the packaging you receive is the only valid information. The information on our website is indicative and is there to help you choose, not to replace the label.

If you have a serious allergy or intolerance, always read the label before consuming the product and do not consume it if the information is not clear.

5. Questions before you buy

If you need to confirm the ingredients, the allergens or the details of the manufacturer or of the importer in the European Union for any item, write to us and we will reply with the information we hold:

Tell us the product name and, if you can, the link to the product page. When we do not hold the data, we ask the manufacturer before replying.

6. Legal references

  • Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers: Annex II (substances or products causing allergies or intolerances), Annex V (foods exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration) and Article 16(4) (alcoholic beverages).
  • Royal Decree 126/2015 of 27 February, approving the general standard on food information for foods sold unpackaged to the final consumer (Spanish law).

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