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Allergists Urge Prompt Sesame Allergen Labeling

Posted on January 7, 2022
  • In a recent article published by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), the authors argued that foods containing sesame should be clearly labeled as containing the potential

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Sesame Allergen Labeling Becomes Law

Posted on April 26, 2021
  •  Since the enactment of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA), the label of a food that contains an ingredient that is or contains protein from

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Congress Makes Sesame Ninth Major Food Allergen

Posted on April 15, 2021
  • On April 14, 2021, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1202 or the “Food Allergy Safety,  Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021” (FASTER Act), which expands the definition of major

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Senate Passes Sesame Allergen Labeling Bill

Posted on March 10, 2021
  • On March 3, the US Senate passed S.578, the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2021, which would add sesame to the list of 8

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Sesame – the Ninth “Major Food Allergen”?

Posted on March 2, 2021
  • As our many of readers will know, food labels must declare the presence of an ingredient that is or that contains a protein from one of the “major food allergens”

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FDA Issues Warning Letter to Whole Foods for Pattern of Undeclared Allergens

Posted on December 23, 2020
  • On December 22, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to Whole Foods Market “for a pattern of receiving and offering for sale misbranded food products necessitating a series of food

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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance for the Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame

Posted on November 11, 2020
  • The FDA issued a draft guidance for the Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen to provide food manufacturers with the Agency’s current view on sesame as an allergen and

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Coconut Industry Campaigns to Remove Coconuts from “Top 8” Allergen List

Posted on September 11, 2019
  • On September 10, the Coconut Coalition of the Americas (CCA) launched a campaign to remove coconuts from the “top 8 allergen” list.  As our readers likely know, the Food Allergen

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New Study Finds Prevalence of Sesame Allergy, as Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Sesame Labeling on Packaged Foods

Posted on August 7, 2019
  • A new study by researchers from Northwestern University found that 0.49% of Americans, or 1.5 million children and adults, reported having an allergy to sesame, based on responses to a

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Taiwan to Strengthen Allergen Labeling for Prepackaged Foods

Posted on January 8, 2018
  • On December 11, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan (TFDA) released an announcement intending to repeal the existing food allergen labeling regulations and replace it by a new

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