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5 Takeaways From the New Food Allergy Law
Sesame becomes a “major allergen,” joining milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.
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April 26, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
If you have a food allergy, or your child does, chances are you spend a lot of time reading labels to figure out whether something will trigger an allergic reaction.
If you’re allergic to sesame, it’s more complicated. While federal law since 2004 has required companies to warn people when certain allergens are used to make a product, sesame has not been one of them. That has meant someone with an allergy to sesame couldn’t know for sure whether the foods they bought at the store were safe.
The F.D.A. ended its recommended pause on the J.&J. vaccine, clearing the way for states to use it again.
A vial containing doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.Credit.Bryan Anselm for The New York Times
April 23, 2021, 5:02 a.m. ET
The Food and Drug Administration ended its recommended pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and will add a warning to its label to note the potential risk of rare blood clots.
The decision, which clears the way for states to resume vaccinations, came after a panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to end the pause in a meeting on Friday.
Is it normal to not find product information online?
During the Covid-19 crisis, there has been a marked general drop in consumption however online, the food and retail sectors have seen a 44 percent rise in trade compared to the period before the pandemic.
Despite many people being more comfortable buying online, there is still a general lack of information available. Although, by law, when purchasing remotely, it is mandatory to indicate all information related to labelling until the moment the purchase is finalised, failures to provide this are common according to DECO.
A study carried out in April by DECO saw 234 products from seven categories on nine websites analysed. In this survey it was found that only two thirds of the products had complete information regarding mandatory labelling, indicating what the law requires, that is, the brand, name, quantity, price per package, price per unit of measure, ingredients, declaration of nutritional value, such as conservation conditi