FASTER Act

FASTER Act Would Make Food Allergies a Public Health Priority, Add Sesame as Allergen

Published: April 8, 2019

By: Allergic Living in Food Allergy, News, Soy & Seed

Called the FASTER Act (for Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research), the bill covers a wide range of elements, including: CDC funding to gather disease prevalence data, the inclusion of sesame as a top food allergen under labeling law, a directive to study the costs to the consumer of food allergies, support for drug development and more.

https://www.allergicliving.com/2019/04/08/faster-act-would-make-food-allergies-a-public-health-priority-add-sesame-as-allergen/