U.S. House of Representatives Unanimously Passes FASTER Act
Today, FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), the world’s leading non-governmental organization engaged in food allergy advocacy and the largest private funder of food allergy research, commends the U.S. House of Representatives for its unanimous passage of The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2019, H.R. 2117.
The critical legislation, first introduced in the House by Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-06) in April 2019, helps to improve the safety of those in the food allergy community by declaring sesame the top ninth allergen as recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) making labeling for it mandatory and by expanding research to find new treatments.