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Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 in Effect

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 106; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jada.2006.08.010

1878-3570

Tricia Thompson, Rhonda Kane, M Häger,

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

On January 1, 2006, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) (1) took effect, making it easier for consumers to identify the eight most common food allergens. The FALCPA amended section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343), which is enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FALCPA requires that the labels of all FDA-regulated food products, labeled on or after January 1, 2006, clearly state whether a food or an ingredient found in a food is or contains a "major food allergen." The FALCPA defines "major food allergen" as one of the following eight foods/food groups or an ingredient that contains protein derived from one of them: milk; eggs; fish (eg, bass, flounder, cod); crustacean shellfish (eg, crab, lobster, shrimp); tree nuts (eg, almonds, pecans, walnuts); wheat; peanuts; and soybeans.