Estimates suggest that 33 million Americans, among them 5.6 million children under the age of 18, contend with food allergies. This equates to approximately one in 13 children and one in 10 adults.

An in-depth analysis in the United States, covering 2002 to 2023, reveals that biological contamination and allergens are the leading causes of food recalls. The study, recently published in the ...

Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don’t. U.S. Food and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started 2025 with new guidance on non-listed food allergens after detailing requirements CPG companies must follow to label the top nine allergens in a ...

In an email to Newsweek in January, the FDA said: "Most recalls in the U.S. are carried out voluntarily by the product ...

AAFA supported and co-sponsored the ADDE Act along with food allergy advocates Robyn and Addie Lao — who at age 9 inspired dozens of other children and teens to rally support for this bill. AAFA ...

F ood allergens are a significant food safety hazard. For the many people who are allergic to a food, the only thing that ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Kim Nickols eats dairy, peanuts or wheat, her blood pressure drops and she loses consciousness. When Amy Lewis ...

Nearly half of food allergy-related deaths are linked to food from a restaurant or other food service provider. Florence Low Sacramento Bee file For millions of Californians, dining out with food ...

The study’s authors argue that at least four of these (goat’s and sheep’s milk, buckwheat, peas, lentils and pine nuts) ...

TikTok users are selling food without listing allergen information, the BBC has found. Listings on TikTok Shop show people selling snacks and sweets without highlighting they contain one of the 14 ...