Partner and Co-Chair of Haynes and Boone, LLP’s Food, Beverage, and Restaurant Practice Group Suzie Trigg and Associate Joanna Pearce authored an article in Law360 discussing the FDA’s new Allergen Compliance Draft Guide. Read an excerpt below:
On May 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft compliance policy guide to provide the agency's current thinking to field staff on major food allergen labeling and allergen cross-contact.
The draft guide comes as the FDA is taking a closer look at complaints that food producers may have added sesame as an ingredient to products that didn't previously contain sesame in response to the addition of sesame to the list of major food allergens that require labeling and preventive controls.
To read the full article on Law360, click here.
