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What’s old is new again this New Year

By Coral Beach on January 3, 2023

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With the New Year comes new challenges, many of which are hanging on from 2022.

A bright spot that appeared in the final days of 2022 that is shining into 2023 was…

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Bread packaging error leads to recall in four states

By News Desk on December 1, 2021

Calise & Sons Bakery Inc. produced Italian Scala Bread but packaged it in another product’s bags, prompting the company to initiate a recall.

Italian Scala bread with sesame seeds was packaged as golden flax seed…
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State sampling finds Salmonella in tahini; company initiates nationwide recall

By News Desk on November 30, 2021

International Golden Foods Inc. (IGF) of Bensenville, IL, is recalling some of its Al kanater brand tahini because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, 

The product was distributed nationwide and is sold…
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California company recalls 10 tons of tamales for undeclared allergen

By News Desk on October 20, 2021

Demaiz Inc., doing business as Mex-tamale Foods, a San Jose, CA, establishment, is recalling 20,759 pounds of pork and beef tamales because of misbranding and undeclared sesame, which is a known allergen.

The U.S. Department…
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Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company

By Coral Beach on October 2, 2021

United States Marshals seized more than 25,000 bulk bags and boxes of ready-to-eat spices and food additives Friday because they were being held in unsanitary conditions in Miami.

The seizure at Lyden Spice Corporation, on…
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New law puts sesame on fast track for allergen labeling requirements

By Coral Beach on April 28, 2021

Coming in at No. 9 and trailing the first eight contenders by 17 years may not sound like a victory, but sesame’s ninth place finish on the official list of “major allergens” is a big…
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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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