- FDA will hold a virtual public meeting on November 18-20, 2025, to discuss food allergen thresholds and their potential applications. The first day of the meeting will feature presentations and
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FDA Issues Two Final Guidance Documents on Allergens
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- 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
FSIS to Begin Testing for Allergens in Ready-To-Eat Foods
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- USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin testing products for the presence of allergens in its new allergen verification sampling program. The sampling will occur at establishments
FDA’s Updated HARPC Draft Guidance Addresses Concerns Regarding Industry Approach to Sesame
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- As we reported previously, on September 26, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an updated draft guidance designed to assist food facilities with the requirements for
FDA Publishes Two New Chapters of Human Foods HARPC Draft Guidance
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- On September 26, FDA announced the availability of two new chapters of the Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Rick-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The two new
FDA Releases Draft Compliance Policy Guide on Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-Contact
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- 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
FDA Issues Food Allergen Labeling Draft Guidance
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- On November 29, the FDA issued an updated draft guidance document about food allergen labeling requirements: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the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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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Evaluation of Allergens
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- Yesterday FDA announced the release of draft guidance that outlines the Agency’s approach to evaluating the public health risks of allergens that are not among the nine major food allergens
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FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Undeclared Allergens
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- On May 4, the FDA published two Warning Letters for undeclared allergens and the “introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that is misbranded” which is
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Sesame Allergen Labeling Becomes Law
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- 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