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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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance for the Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame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The FDA issued a draft guidance for the Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen to provide food manufacturers with the Agency’s current view on sesame as an allergen and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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