A growing number of U.S. commercial bakeries are intentionally adding sesame to some breads and baked goods, then labeling sesame… Read more »
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Swift Sesame Labeling Needed to Halt Sesame Allergy Reactions
Food manufacturers have until January 2023 to comply with a new law requiring them to list “sesame” on packaged food… Read more »
U.S. House Passes FASTER Act, Sesame to Become 9th Top Allergen
In a huge win for the food allergy community, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FASTER Act on April… Read more »
Big Push for Law That Would Make Sesame a Top U.S. Allergen
Updated April 24: Nonprofit advocates were confident that bipartisan lawmakers sponsoring the FASTER Act, a proposed food allergy law, would… Read more »
Advocates’ Help Needed in ‘Full-Throttle’ Effort to Make Sesame 9th Top Allergen
Updated Jan. 30: The proposed FASTER Act, which would make sesame the ninth top U.S. food allergen, came so close… Read more »
Senate Passes FASTER Act, As Clock Ticks on Sesame’s Allergy Status
In an important win for the food allergy community, the U.S. Senate on Dec. 9 unanimously passed the FASTER (Food… Read more »
Food Allergy in Brief: Milk in Dairy-Free Chocolate; Sesame Label Update
Milk Risks in Dark Chocolate The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found that some dark chocolate labeled as “dairy-free”… Read more »
Sesame Allergy a Significant Health Issue in the United States, Study Reveals
Sesame has emerged as the ninth most common food allergen in the United States, with a new study pegging its… 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 »