Many manufacturers now find it simpler and less expensive to add sesame to a product — and to label it — than to try to keep it away from other foods or equipment with sesame.
labels is having unintended consequences — increasing the number of products with the ingredient.
"It was really exciting as a policy advocate and a mom to get these labels," said Naomi Seiler, a consultant with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America whose 9-year-old daughter, Zoe, is allergic to sesame. "Instead, companies are intentionally adding the allergen to food." "Sesame is in so many things that people don’t really understand," said Gupta, who called the move to add sesame to products "so disappointing."Biden signs law designating sesame as major food allergen, requires labeling on packaged foods
Some companies include statements on labels that say a food "may contain" a certain product or that the food is "produced in a facility" that also uses certain allergens. However, such statements are voluntary, not required, according to the FDA, and they do not absolve the company of requirements to prevent cross-contamination.
United States Bakery, which operates Franz Family Bakeries in California and the Northwest, notified customers in March that they would add a small amount of sesame flour to all hamburger and hot dog buns and rolls "to mitigate the risk of any adverse reactions to sesame products."
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