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U.S. House passes FASTER Act for sesame labeling

By News Desk on April 20, 2021

The U.S. House has approved the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act,  bringing sesame one step closer to becoming the ninth major allergen, as defined by federal law.

The legislation requires that …
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U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes FASTER Act

By News Desk on November 18, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the FASTER Act, bringing sesame one step closer to becoming the ninth major allergen, as defined by federal law.

The Act would also require the federal government …
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FDA considers whether sesame should be subject to allergen labeling law

By Dan Flynn on October 31, 2018

Undeclared allergens have been driving recent increases in food recalls, which some say contributes to the trend of consumers ignoring recall notices. A year ago, a national recall consultant found millennials are the “least compliant…
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Sesame Gains Traction in Push for Food-Labeling Requirements

By Cookson Beecher on November 30, 2015

For the estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people in the United States who are allergic to sesame, the recently introduced Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 comes as good news.

Included in the act’s provisions, which…
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Salmonella Linked to Tahini Sickens 8 Across Country

By News Desk on May 22, 2013

The imported tahini paste that was linked to two Salmonella illnesses in Minnesota children last week has now been connected to a nationwide outbreak affecting at least eight people, health officials report. Cases have occurred…
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Tahini Recalled for Salmonella Risk

By News Desk on May 1, 2013

A New York company is recalling its tahini paste because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Krinos Foods, LLC of Long Island City issued a voluntary recall of its Krinos brans TAHINI ground sesame…
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CDC: Salmonella from Tahini Sickened 23 Last Year

By Gretchen Goetz on November 29, 2012

Sesame seed paste containing a rare strain of Salmonella sickened 23 people in 7 states and the District of Columbia last year, reveals a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
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