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Article: FOOD ALLERGIES.(food labeling laws and standards)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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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," page 10). In response:
* A New York 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) gave its field inspectors a guide to help them identify problem areas at food plants that can lead to undeclared ...