Information about Food Allergens

Information on Food and Nutrition from FDA

• Food Allergies: What You Need to Know February 2007
• Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Title II of Public Law 108-282) August 2, 2004 (also available in PDF)
  • Report to The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate And The Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives, July 2006 (available in PDF, 1.8 Mb)
  • Inventory of Petitions Received under 21 U.S.C. 343(w)(6) for Exemptions from Food Allergen Labeling June 13, 2006
  • Inventory of Notifications Received under 21 U.S.C. 343(w)(7) for Exemptions from Food Allergen Labeling July 18, 2006
  • Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food March 2006
    • FDA's Responses to Public Comments on the Draft Report "Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food" March 2006
    • Draft Report: Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food June 15, 2005
  • FDA to Require Food Manufacturers to List Food Allergens December 20, 2005
  • Information for Consumers: Food Allergen Labeling And Consumer Protection Act of 2004 Questions and Answers December 12, 2005; Updated July 18, 2006
  • Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, including the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Edition 4) October 2006
  • Guidance for Industry: Guidance on the Labeling of Certain Uses of Lecithin Derived from Soy Under Section 403(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act April 2006
  • Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting, Request for Comments: Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods July 19, 2005
    • Transcript of Public Meeting on Gluten-Free Labeling, August 19, 2005
    • Errata Sheet for Transcript
• FDA Commends Passage by the House of Representatives of S. 741, a Bill Providing Improved Consumer Protection and Incentives for Animal Drug Development FDA Press Release, July 20, 2004
• FDA Collaborates with AOAC to Gain Approval of Peanut Test Kits for Food Products October 30, 2003
• FDA Food Labeling and Allergen Declaration; Public Workshop - August 14-15, 2002 in Dallas, Texas
  • Announcement
  • Federal Register Notice of Public Workshop March 29, 2002 (also available in PDF)
• FDA Public Meeting on August 13, 2001: The Challenge of Labeling Food Allergens July 24, 2001
• Food Allergies: When Food Becomes the Enemy September 2002
• Letter on Food Allergen Labeling Guidelines May 30, 2001
• Allergen Guides
  • Dear Colleague Letter on Allergen Guides May 3, 2001
  • Questions and Answers on Allergen Guides May 3, 2001
  • Compliance Policy Guide: "Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens" April 19, 2001
  • Inspection Guide: "Guide to Inspections of Firms Producing Products Susceptible to Contamination with Allergenic Ingredients" August 2001
  
  
  
• Food Allergen Inspection Training for Regulators October 5, 2001
  • Conducting Food Allergen Inspections (training videos)
• Food Allergen Partnership January 2001
  • Letter About the Food Allergen Partnership March 2001
• Food Allergen Awareness: An FDA Priority February-March 2001 (also available in PDF)
• The FDA, Food Allergens and You Audio Slide Presentation November 2000
• Food Allergies: Rare but Risky May 1994
• Label Declaration of Allergenic Substances in Foods; Notice to Manufacturers June 1996

Search the FDA Web site for Allergy Alert.

Information from Other Federal Government Agencies

• Department of Agriculture
  • Resources on Food Allergies (Healthy Meals Resource System)
  • Food Allergy (Nutrition.gov)
• Department of Health and Human Services Healthfinder
  • Food Allergies
• National Institutes of Health
  • Food Allergy
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • Food Allergy An Overview (available in PDF, 395 Kb)

• National Library of Medicine
  • Food Allergy (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Food Allergy (MEDLINEplus)