PRESIDENT
BUSH SIGNS FOOD ALLERGEN BILL
The
Food Allergen Bill (S.741) was signed into law by President
George W. Bush on the evening of August 2, 2004. It will
become effective on January 1, 2006.
This bill requires
the food industry to use the commonly accepted names of
the eight most common allergens - milk, eggs, fish, crustacea,
tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans - when labeling
products. These items account for 90 percent of all food
allergies. An estimated 250 people die each year from
food-related allergic reactions and another 30,000 require
emergency room treatment.
Please thank
your senators and representatives for supporting this
bill.
Click
here to read more about the bill and its status.
Click
here to read the 7/21/04 Press Release on the passage
of this bill in the House.
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