Sesame may be the newest allergen to require labeling on food packages, according to a recent FDA announcement. Turns out that sesame allergies are a growing concern in children and babies, with some ...

For years, people with sesame seed allergies have been vulnerable to allergic reactions from accidental exposures, in part, because sesame wasn't always listed on ingredient labels. For example, ...

The sesame-allergic community isn’t happy that some food brands and manufacturers are creating "workarounds" when it comes to sesame as a product ingredient. The FDA officially named sesame the ninth ...

A basophil activation test (BAT) performed better than skin prick tests and standard sesame-specific blood tests for diagnosing sesame seed allergy in children and was projected to reduce the need for ...

Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to products and include the ingredient on labels are not violating a new federal food allergy law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

PORTAGE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the clearance of ImmunoCAP Specific IgE (sIgE) Allergen Components for wheat and sesame* allergies by the U.S. Food & Drug ...

Sesame is now the 9th official allergen. The FDA designation was supposed to protect people with sesame allergies. Instead, it's become harder to... A sesame allergy law has made it harder to avoid ...

(AP) - Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to products and include the ingredient on labels are not violating a new federal food allergy law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said ...