There are potential food allergens not listed on labels

FORT MYERS, Fla. There are 15 million Americans who have food allergies and for years the U.S. mandates that only the top eight allergens get labeled on foods, such as milk, eggs, nuts, wheat and shellfish.

Watch WINK News Call for Action reporter Lindsey Sablan discuss other potential allergens that aren’t labeled, and what one mother does to make sure what her son is eating is safe.

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