FOOD ALLERGIES.A quarter of 85 ice cream, candy, and baked goods plants in Minnesota and Wisconsin were manufacturing foods that didn't disclose the presence of peanut and egg allergens, we reported in April ("Food Allergies Food Allergies Definition Food allergies are the body's abnormal responses to harmless foods; the reactions are caused by the immune system's reaction to some food proteins. ," page 10). In response: * A New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times editorial called those labeling omissions "dangerous," and urged the food industry "to make certain that the labels of products they sell to the public accurately disclose every ingredient, including tiny amounts of potentially lethal food allergens." * The Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) gave its field inspectors a guide to help them identify problem areas at food plants that can lead to undeclared allergens. The agency also issued a food allergen allergen /al·ler·gen/ (al´er-jen) an antigenic substance capable of producing immediate hypersensitivity (allergy).allergen´ic pollen allergen "Compliance Policy Guide" to help manufacturers control food allergens. And it has scheduled a public workshop to devise better ways to identify allergens on food labels. * On Capitol Hill, New York Democratic Representative Nita Lowey Nita M. Lowey (born July 5, 1937) is a politician from the U.S. state of New York. Lowey was born in the Bronx in New York, New York and she graduated from Mount Holyoke College. announced plans to introduce a bill that calls for tighter regulation of food-allergen labeling. It would require companies to use common English names when they list any of the major allergens, and to include a telephone number on the label that consumers could call for more information. Please ask your Representative to co-sponsor Lowey's bill. (You tan call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Representative's office.) |
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