New Allergen labelling rules for wine in Canada become effective on August 4th, this Saturday. Bottled wine with a vintage date of 2012 or later and all wine packaged without a vintage date must now make declarations on the label in certain conditions:
- If the wine contains sulfites in an amount greater than 10 ppm, this must be declared on the label either in the ingredients or a \”contains …\” statement.
- If the wine contains any significant amount of residual protein from the use of eggs (ovalbumin), fish (isinglass) or milk (casein) products as a fining agent, then this must be declared on the label either in the ingredients or a \”contains …\” statement. This requirement could be important for wine that is unfiltered.
The Canadian Vintners\’ Association has more detailed information including this Allergen Labelling Fact Sheet and Allergen Labellling Guidance Document.