The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has a service set up that sends out text messages to subscribers when allergens are found to be labeled incorrectly.
Pretty cool, I must say.
Also pretty darn awesome is how Ireland goes beyond labeling for just the eight most common allergens:
Manufacturers are legally required to declare the presence of specified allergens, when they are used in the manufacture or preparation of pre-packaged food. There are currently 14 categories of ingredients according to EU legislation, namely: cereals containing gluten; crustaceans; eggs; fish, soybeans; milk; celery and celeriac; mustard; sesame seeds; sulphur dioxide and sulphites; peanuts; tree nuts; molluscs; and lupins.
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