Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004

• Date: November 12, 2007
• Source: www.fda.gov

On August 2, 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, Title II of Senate Bill S.741.

On January 1, 2006, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) became effective. This law requires manufacturers to clearly identify on their food labels if a food product has any ingredients that contain protein derived from any of the eight major allergenic foods and food groups: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soybeans. These eight foods and food groups account for 90 percent of all food allergies. Other allergenic foods (e.g., sesame) are not required to be
declared in accordance with FALCPA.