- On October 11, 2024, Costco issued a recall for nearly 80,000 pounds of its Kirkland Signature butter due to a labeling oversight. Milk, classified as one of the nine major
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FDA Release Results of Sampling of Retail Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate and Chocolate-Containing Products for Milk Allergen
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- On September 17, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released results from retail sampling of dark chocolate and chocolate-containing products labeled as “dairy free” that were collected and
FDA Issues Warning Letter Related to Allergen Labeling Practices
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- Yesterday FDA announced that it had issued a warning letter to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. for, among other things, including allergen labeling elements in certain product labels (e.g. “contains sesame”),
FDA Publishes List of 2023 Priority Guidance Topics
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- FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) routinely publish a list of possible new topics for guidance documents or revisions
Sesame Listed as Major Food Allergen
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- 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
CSPI Criticizes FDA Allergen Guidance
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- As previously reported, FDA recently released a draft guidance regarding the agency’s approach to evaluating the public health risks of allergens other than the nine major food allergens. On
FDA Publishes List of Priority Guidance Documents
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- On January 31, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics
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FDA Provides Video Overview of FASTER Act
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- Yesterday FDA released a video presentation summarizing the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act which adds sesame as the 9th “major food allergen.”
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Allergists Urge Prompt Sesame Allergen Labeling
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- 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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FDA Releases List of Draft & Final Guidance Topics
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- On June 29, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics
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