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Tag: allergen labeling
FDA’s New Label Policy Sparks Outpouring of Allergy Concerns
When she first heard the news, Mary Vargas was stunned. Like allergy parents across North America, the disability rights attorney… Read more »
Natasha’s Law: Mom Hopes Groundbreaking Rules Help ‘Everybody Else’
A U.K. family that has spent years pushing to change food labeling laws is excited and relieved to have won… Read more »
FDA Launches Process to Weigh Making Sesame the Top 9th Allergen
After years of lobbying from the U.S. food allergy community, the FDA announced on Oct. 29, 2018 that it was… Read more »
Take Action: How to Lobby for Sesame as Top Allergen
For the latest news on sesame becoming the 9th top allergen in the U.S. as part of the FASTER Act,… Read more »
Teen’s Tragedy ‘Devastating’ News to Man Who Sued Pret after Sesame Allergy Reaction
“It’s a tragedy, and I hoped that my case would have been the wakeup call to Pret a Manger,” New… Read more »
Tragedy Showed Dangerous Food Label Loophole: Why It’s Time for Transparency
The September 2018 inquest into the death of a 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse marks a turning point in the history of… Read more »
Chain Pret a Manger Promises Changes to Food Labeling Following Natasha Inquest
Updated Oct. 4, 2018: Following the inquest into a British teenager’s anaphylactic death, gourmet sandwich shop Pret a Manger is… Read more »