CSPI Sesame Petition filed!!!

[hsw24]

Who knew the Senate was the best way to reach FARE? 

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Who knew the Senate was the best way to reach FARE? 

I've put a muzzle on my snarky side for the greater good.


I wanted to work with them all along.


Sigh.


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I figure any support for sesame labeling is a good thing.  I'll take it.


Don't you have your AAFA call today? 

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It's extremely myopic for any stakeholder in allergy advocacy to ignore the inroads CSPI Sesame Petition has made.  The process, the networking contacts, the cartographical value that is entirely transferable to subsequent efforts in regulatory updates.  Trailblazers need the roller derby support model.

I was thinking in the future, CSPI might be the perfect partner for getting mandatory allergen labeling in restaurants like in Europe.  I'm pretty sure that I'm done with advocacy stuff, but I get the feeling that some like Homa are just getting started.   

[hsw24]

Yeah, I was being snarky but it feels like a bit of an about gave.

KFA call was fantastic!!!  So many ideas for how to tackle labeling transparency - I took tons of notes, hoping to write about it soon!  Debating another DC trip, which made my husband roll his eyes...I just want to do everything I can!

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KFA call was fantastic!!!  So many ideas for how to tackle labeling transparency - I took tons of notes, hoping to write about it soon! 

So glad to hear  .


Looking forward to reading more when you get the chance to write!

[ninjaroll]

Homa, would you consider a GoFundMe for the trips?

[hsw24]

Oh, no worries, I can manage the ticket and stay with friends. It's just the being away from the kids that gets tricky.  The meeting I want to go to is at the end of August - right after school has started again.  Decisions, decisions! 

[ninjaroll]

  I emailed FAACT again this morning - my last email was May 23rd so hopefully this update will spur some response.

Any news on that front?

Oh, no worries, I can manage the ticket and stay with friends. It's just the being away from the kids that gets tricky.  The meeting I want to go to is at the end of August - right after school has started again.  Decisions, decisions!

Too true.  I have a mandatory conference end of year.  No matter how much my husband reassures me it's going to be fine I'll be on tenterhooks the entire time. 

[hsw24]

No reply from FAACT - I'm not sure why they post that email address on their website if they don't respond to inquiries even with some sort of auto response to confirm receipt.  Hrm.

[ninjaroll]

I know someone who might know someone's more direct contact information.  Everyone is going to be on holiday until next week.  Let's see what happens then.

[hsw24]

Hmm, I could forward it to EGH - I have her e-mail address somewhere from when I did the whole conference thing.  I'll calendar that for Monday so I don't disturb her weekend.

[Macabre]

So much happened while I was on vacation!  Wow.

I was interested to see some trickle down:
http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Regulation-Safety/Sesame-fated-to-be-labeled-as-an-allergen-by-the-FDA

[hsw24]

Great link!  I have to hunt and hunt for sesame free cosmetics - luckily some Clinique products have been good options for me when I have to get gussied up.   

Ninja, I got a vacation autoresponder from my latest email on the FAACT front, I'll let things simmer a bit more.  I also emailed FARE to see if they'd put their blog post on the FDA docket as a support statement.  Gave KFA the heads up as well. 

[hsw24]

Had a very encouraging phone call with FARE yesterday, and FAACT emailed back this week.  My next to do is to get on the phone with CSPI and find out what they need next to move the process along!

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Had a very encouraging phone call with FARE yesterday, and FAACT emailed back this week.  My next to do is to get on the phone with CSPI and find out what they need next to move the process along!

Homa - I've said it before & I'll say it here - I think you are amazing, a uniter.

You are probably one of the few people who could successfully work with all of the different groups/orgs involved ... (even though some of the groups/orgs can't seem to get along with each other  ) ...



Very happy to see everybody communicating with you.