Spelt can also trigger allergies - low level of public knowledge about spelt being a type of wheat

Note: the original source of this report is the BfR website – see BfR Opinion No 001/2023 issued 13 January 2023 (assessment as of 30 November 2020)In the case of prepacked food, the 14 most common triggers for allergies and food intoler- ances must always be included in the list of ingredients. These triggers include gluten-rich ce- reals such as wheat, rye, barley and oat. Spelt is also a type of wheat and must be labelled as 'wheat' in accordance with the Food Information Implementing Regulation (LMIDV). Merely in- cluding spelt in the list of ingredients is not enough.DE; en; PDF; efsa-focal-point@bfr.bund.d