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The press release below says it all.
Thanks to the endorsement of the NFPA, the Food Allergen
Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, the obstacles to
passage of this bill have been removed. S. 741 is steaming
ahead, and you can almost count the days until enactment.
Stay tuned.
Andrea Levario and Allison Herwitt
American Celiac Task Force
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> NFPA Applauds House Subcommittee Markup of Food Allergen
> Labeling Legislation
>
> ( Washington , D.C. ) - In response to the markup
> today by the Health Subcommittee of the House
> Committee on Energy and Commerce of a bill mandating
> changes to the labeling of allergens in foods, Mason
> Wiggins, Vice President of Federal Government
> Affairs for the National Food Processors Association
> (NFPA), made the following comments:
>
> "NFPA's applauds the Health Subcommittee's markup of
> this legislation, which already has been passed by
> the Senate. While this legislation is not perfect,
> it is a step forward for clear, consumer-friendly
> food allergen labeling, and we urge that the House
> of Representatives move promptly to pass the bill,
> and that it be signed into law by President Bush.
>
> " The bill's provisions related to allergen
> labeling, in part, reflect what many companies
> already are doing. The food industry has taken the
> lead role on providing information to consumers on
> allergens in foods, through the labels on food
> products. In 2001, NFPA and the Food Allergy Issues
> Alliance - composed of industry associations and
> consumer organizations - created guidelines to help
> food processors diligently inform food-allergic
> consumers about the presence of major food allergens
> in their products in clear, simple language."
>
> The full Energy and Commerce Committee is expected
> to markup this legislation next week.
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