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FDA Issues Two Final Guidance Documents on Allergens

Posted on January 7, 2025
  • On January 6, 2025, FDA released two final guidance documents concerning food allergens. The guidance documents represent the Agency’s current thinking related to producing and labeling food products with both
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FDA Responds to CSPI’s Sesame Allergen Labeling Petition

Posted on August 18, 2023
  • On July 26, the FDA responded to a January 30, 2023 citizen petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) regarding sesame allergen labeling by denying
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FDA Releases Draft Compliance Policy Guide on Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-Contact

Posted on May 18, 2023
  • On May 16, FDA released a draft Compliance Policy Guide, “Sec. 555.250: Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-contact,” to provide guidance for FDA staff on the Agnecy’s enforcement policy regarding
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FDA Issues Request for Information on Food Labeling in Online Grocery Shopping

Posted on April 24, 2023
  • FDA’s first action concerning the labeling of “online grocery” was a 2007 ‘‘Dear Manufacturer’’ letter that recommended consistency with FDA’s current regulatory requirements for labeling of food packages.  Subsequently, FDA’s
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Sesame Listed as Major Food Allergen

Posted on January 5, 2023
  • Effective January 1, 2023, sesame joined the list of major food allergens.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that foods containing sesame are subject to
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TTB Plans to Issue New Rules for Alcohol Beverage Labels

Posted on December 5, 2022
  •  In a December 16, 2003 petition, a coalition of consumer advocates asked the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to require allergen information on alcohol beverages and

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FDA Issues Food Allergen Labeling Draft Guidance

Posted on November 30, 2022
  • On November 29, the FDA issued an updated draft guidance document about food allergen labeling requirements: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the Federal

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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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