Can chewing gum contain allergenic substances?
Chewing gum is composed of the following basic ingredients: gum base (the insoluble part of chewing gum that provides its chewing texture) sugars and sweeteners, flavorings, colors, glazing agents and other additives such as emulsifiers, anti-oxidants and gelling agents. While almost every natural substance or ingredient may cause an allergic reaction in a consumer sensitive to that ingredient or substance, chewing gums do not typically contain any of the eight allergens which are estimated to cause more than 90% of all food allergic reactions – namely fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts, eggs, milk, soy wheat, sesame and sulphite.
