President Biden signed the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act into law Friday which will require that sesame – to which nearly 1.6 million Americans are allergic – be labeled on all packaged foods beginning January 1, 2023, and that food allergy research be given greater priority by the federal government.
"The President's signing today of the FASTER Act is a major victory for the entire food allergy community across the nation," said Lisa Gable, Chief Executive Officer of FARE. "I cannot thank President Biden enough, along with the thousands of food allergy champions who made today a reality, most notably Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), and Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) who garnered overwhelming support for this bill in Congress. It was because of our champions and advocates that the FASTER Act was introduced, passed and signed into law during President Biden's first 100 days in office."
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