Say What? Removing Coconuts from FDA’s Major Food Allergen List is what this group is trying to do. usfoodsafety.
Posted on September 11, 2019The Coconut Coalition of the Americas is going to spearhead the submission of a citizen petition requesting that FDA revise the FALCPA Guidance Document to remove coconut from the list of “tree nuts” identified as a major food allergen.
The 2004 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act requires foods to declare “major food allergens” , Crustacean shellfish , tree nuts , wheat, peanuts, and soybeans.) Note that coconuts are not included! A 2006 FDA guidance document on FALCPA includes a list of ingredients it identifies as “tree nuts” that includes coconut . FDA is wrong – for two reasons:Does the FDA consider coconut a tree nut?
According to the FDA, coconut is a tree nut. … Tree nuts are considered to be one of the major allergens in the United States. This means that ingredients considered to be tree nuts, or derivatives of such, must be called out on food product labels for consumer transparency.The Coconut Coalition is looking for donations for this initiave.
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