Nearly 50 per cent of imported Asian food 'loaded with undeclared allergens'

Foods imported from Asia are packed with undeclared allergens that could threaten the lives of people with severe allergies, Australian researchers have found.

A customer shops at a supermarket in Yichang city in central China's Hubei province, August 2016. Source: AAP

Australians with severe food allergies have been warned products imported from Asia are loaded with undeclared ingredients that can cause deadly reactions.

Scientists tested 50 packaged foods purchased from six Asian grocery stores in Melbourne, finding 46 per cent contained an allergen that wasn't listed on the label.

Even worse, 18 per cent of the products contained multiple unlisted allergens.

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