- 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
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FDA’s Updated HARPC Draft Guidance Addresses Concerns Regarding Industry Approach to Sesame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- As we reported previously, on September 26, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an updated draft guidance designed to assist food facilities with the requirements for
FDA Publishes Two New Chapters of Human Foods HARPC Draft Guidance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- On September 26, FDA announced the availability of two new chapters of the Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Rick-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food.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FDA Issues Food Allergen Labeling Draft Guidance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- On November 29, the FDA issued an updated draft guidance document about food allergen labeling requirements: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Evaluation of Allergens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- Yesterday FDA announced the release of draft guidance that outlines the Agency’s approach to evaluating the public health risks of allergens that are not among the nine major food allergens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
Congress Makes Sesame Ninth Major Food Allergen
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- 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
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- 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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