Coalition Comments to FDA Requesting Sesame Labeling Compliance Date Clarification
ASTA signed onto FBIA coalition comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2022, requesting that the FDA clarify that the compliance date under the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act (FASTER) means that food products containing sesame must be labeled with a sesame allergen statement on or after January 1, 2021 and that products labeled before that do not need to be in compliance with the FASTER Act.
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