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
Continue Reading U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes FASTER Act
During this Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 10-16,2020, the buzz among many of the 32 million Americans who suffer from food allergies is a new app.
It’s the product of Whystle, a company founded
Continue Reading There’s an app for avoiding food allergens
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall.
This past year, a 107 alerts were issued made up of
Continue Reading FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland
Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year.
Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in 2019 while 30 were due to microbial contamination. In
Continue Reading Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading Import alert changes involve undeclared allergens, illegal colors, seafood
Federal officials have issued a public health alert about certain imported chicken soup packaged under the H-E-B brand because consumer complaints led to the discovery that it is misbranded and contains undeclared allergens.
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Continue Reading Canadian firm recalls H-E-B soup; U.S. officials issue alert
Blue Grass Quality Meats initiated a recall of more than 121,000 pounds of bacon and turkey products after a supplier notified the company of an undeclared allergen, soy, in one of the ingredients.
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Continue Reading Kentucky firm recalls 60 tons of pork, turkey products for undeclared soy
An estimate of 17 percent of children who have food allergies are allergic to sesame, according to research published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Sesame is one of the 10 most common childhood food
Continue Reading FDA may add sesame to list of major food allergens requiring label disclosure
A routine inspection uncovered improper labeling on sausages, spurring the USDA to issue a public warning.
The warning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said a recall was not
Continue Reading USDA issues warning about misbranded pork sausages
A record-high level of food incidents and recalls have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual report of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
The food safety team at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Continue Reading Australia reports record high number of recalls
Editor’s note: Before introducing peanuts or peanut products to children with known peanut allergies or infants whose allergy status is unknown parents should consult with pediatricians. Immunotherapy is not effective for everyone and uncontrolled exposure
Continue Reading New drug could make peanuts less dangerous for some kids
