Freitas, MarisaSeixas, A.Costa, N.Costa, C.2021-11-112021-11-112019-09Freitas, M., et al. (2019). Gluten labeling in non-packaged food sold in catering businesses: the importance of cross[1]contamination and good manufacturing practices. "New" challenges for the future - Abstract proceedings of International Congress on Environmnetal Health 2019. M. Almeida-Silva, M. Belo, I. Morais et al. Lisbon - Portugal, Lisbon School of Health Technology.978-989-8077-28-8http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18855The incidence of food allergies has been increasing in recent years and among food allergens, gluten has been identified as a major public health concern. Because there is no cure for gluten allergy, its avoidance is the best strategy to allergic individuals. Recently, non-packaged foods sold in the catering businesses were required by law to declare allergens. However, since gluten can be unintentionally introduced into food due to the cross-contamination and non-compliance of good manufacturing practices, improper label declaration may occurengFood allergyGlutenconference object