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Posted by LinksEtc
- December 24, 2014, 11:36:36 AMQuote
Maxcie Sikora BIRMINGHAM, AL
I am a pediatric allergist. I see children with sesame allergy all of the time. Plainly labeling
Posted by LinksEtc
- December 20, 2014, 01:47:11 PMThis comment made me 
Another doc advocating for us.
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I'm assuming that all of the major allergy orgs & magazines have heard about this (it's their decision whether & how to get involved and/or inform their members/readers - each group has a right to decide their own priorities) .....
however, I was thinking some of the smaller allergy support groups may not have heard about this ... so if any of you belong to another group (ex - Facebook, IRL, etc), it might not be a bad idea to mention this petition to them.
QuoteDavid Schneider METAIRIE, LA
I am an allergist aware of the scope of this problem and sesame needs to be included on labeling laws
Another doc advocating for us.
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I'm assuming that all of the major allergy orgs & magazines have heard about this (it's their decision whether & how to get involved and/or inform their members/readers - each group has a right to decide their own priorities) .....
however, I was thinking some of the smaller allergy support groups may not have heard about this ... so if any of you belong to another group (ex - Facebook, IRL, etc), it might not be a bad idea to mention this petition to them.
Posted by momma2boys
- December 08, 2014, 07:44:37 PMThank you Brian! I signed and so did lots of my friends!!
Posted by LinksEtc
- December 08, 2014, 07:51:19 AMBrian,
Most of us sesame folks at FAS have already signed your petition. I support it & the CSPI petition. Thank you for your efforts to help those with sesame allergies.
Most of us sesame folks at FAS have already signed your petition. I support it & the CSPI petition. Thank you for your efforts to help those with sesame allergies.
Posted by briheller
- December 08, 2014, 06:52:12 AMHere's where to sign this petition https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws-require-them-to-be-disclosed-on-us-food-labels
FYI: This informal petition led to a more formal "citizen's petition" by CSPI, which is not the type that take signatures, but rather, is the type the FDA must reply to by law! http://cspinet.org/new/201411181.html
Again, here's where to sign the original petition that started it all: https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws-require-them-to-be-disclosed-on-us-food-labels
FYI: This informal petition led to a more formal "citizen's petition" by CSPI, which is not the type that take signatures, but rather, is the type the FDA must reply to by law! http://cspinet.org/new/201411181.html
Again, here's where to sign the original petition that started it all: https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws-require-them-to-be-disclosed-on-us-food-labels
Posted by hk
- December 03, 2014, 07:22:56 PMThank you! Signed and shared it on Facebook.
Posted by LinksEtc
- December 03, 2014, 01:47:32 PMPosted by momma2boys
- December 03, 2014, 04:31:54 AMI shared on Facebook last night asking people to sign. Between 10pm and 5am , 7 of them signed!!!
Posted by momma2boys
- December 02, 2014, 09:13:08 PMThanks, just signed!
Posted by LinksEtc
- December 02, 2014, 08:25:44 PMWow ... over 5,000 signatures!
Posted by LinksEtc
- November 22, 2014, 06:45:57 PMBrian added this update:
Very nice way to get around the "individual consumer" FDA comment issue.
QuoteSesame Petition reaches 4,000 signatures; Now formally backed by CSPI, forcing FDA to respond!!
brian heller
Vienna, VA
Nov 19, 2014 — Thanks to your help, we now have OVER 4,000 SIGNATURES on this petition to the FDA to require sesame disclosure on food labels. The petition also got the attention of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). They have now converted it into a more formal petition -- one to which the FDA IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO REPLY!! Thank you CSPI!
Our petition is an exhibit to the CSPI's formal petition, so the more signatures we have, the more effective it will be. Let's break 5,000!
Very nice way to get around the "individual consumer" FDA comment issue.
Posted by LinksEtc
- August 26, 2014, 03:22:15 PMPosted by LinksEtc
- August 26, 2014, 02:16:46 PMTweeted by @FoodAllergyBuzz & @briheller
"Add Sesame Seeds as an allergen to US Product labeling laws"
https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws
We're all thinking the same thing ... that it is time to label for sesame.
This isn't the petition that I personally am going to throw all of my energy into ... but I think soon all of us sesame folks will work together and they will have to stop ignoring us.
"Add Sesame Seeds as an allergen to US Product labeling laws"
https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws
We're all thinking the same thing ... that it is time to label for sesame.
This isn't the petition that I personally am going to throw all of my energy into ... but I think soon all of us sesame folks will work together and they will have to stop ignoring us.