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The FDA alerts and recalls provide information gathered from public notices and press releases about food allergen related recalls of FDA-regulated products. Not all recalls have press releases. FAACT will only post Product Notices reported by the FDA, USDA, and manufacturers regarding the top 9 food allergens recognized by the FDA. FAACT will not post non-food items with the exception of medications, under the advisement of our Medical Advisory Board. See Archives to sort by specific allergen.

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*NOTE: FAACT is no longer posting Alerts/Recalls from FDA or USDA via our website. Please subscribe directly with them for all Alerts/Recalls. We will post Product Notices from companies who contact us.


May 16, 2023: CPG Sec 555.250 DRAFT: Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-contact

This draft guidance, when finalized, will replace existing guidance, CPG Sec 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens, for FDA staff on FDA's enforcement policy regarding major food allergen labeling and cross-contact. 

Download the Draft CPG Guidance

December 22, 2020: The U.S. Food & Drug Administration posted a warning letter issed to Whole Foods Market for a pattern of receiving and offering for sale misbranded food products necessitating a series of food recalls for allergens.

October 1, 2020: FDA Releases Results on Sampling of Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate for Milk Allergen

Is It Really FDA-approved?

May 21, 2015: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE FDA: What FDA Learned About Dark Chocolate and Milk Allergies


University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Allergy Research and Resource Program

FARRP, founded by Steve Taylor, was established in 1995 as an industry-funded consortium and cooperative venture between the University of Nebraska and seven founding industry charter members. Today, FARRP has more than 105 member companies, 8 Faculty members, more than 25 staff members and several graduate students. Dr. Joe Baumert, a FAACT medical advisor, is the Director.

FARRP has two primary missions:

Mission 1:
Develop and provide the food industry with credible information, expert opinions, tools, and services relating to allergenic foods.

Mission 2:
Develop and provide the food and related industries with credible information, expert opinions, tools, and services relating to novel foods and food ingredients including genetically modified products.

FARRP takes a comprehensive approach working with and collaborating with research institutions, governmental authorities, consumer groups, and scientific societies around the globe to share our experience and knowledge to improve the safety of food products for consumers with food allergies and sensitivities.

The majority of food manufacturers/producers react speedily and responsibly when they hear that one of their products may have caused a reaction, but unfortunately not all do. If you feel the response you got from the food manufacturer/producer was not satisfactory, you can contact the FARRP laboratory directly to discuss the possibility of having the suspected food analyzed. The lab personnel will require details from the food packaging so have it to hand when you call. Even if the food manufacturer responds appropriately and even if they ask for the remaining food, you may wish to send a portion of the food to the FARRP laboratory for analysis; this is your decision.

The telephone number to call is 402-472-4484. The lab is open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday (central time zone). It is closed weekends, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday), and the week of Christmas Eve to New Years Day.


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Whole Foods Market Cranston Recalls Salted Caramel Crispies Due to Undeclared Allergen (Almond)

Whole Foods Market Cranston Recalls Salted Caramel Crispies Due to Undeclared Allergen (Almond)

January 13, 2015  |  Tree-nuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 12, 2015 — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Whole Foods Market is recalling “Salted Caramel Crispies” produced and sold only in the Cranston, Rhode Island location due to an

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New York Firm Recalls Beef Product Due To Misbranding And Undeclared Allergens

New York Firm Recalls Beef Product Due To Misbranding And Undeclared Allergens

January 12, 2015  |  Peanuts

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2015 – US Foods, a Blasdell, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 700 pounds of beef product due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of

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Zenobia Company LLC. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut Protein in "My Spice Sage Cumin Ground"

Zenobia Company LLC. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut Protein in "My Spice Sage Cumin Ground"

January 12, 2015  |  Peanuts, Tree-nuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 12, 2015 — Zenobia Company LLC. Of Yonkers, NY is recalling MY Spice Sage Cumin Ground in its 1 oz, 4 oz, 4.9 oz, 16 oz and 50 pound packages, because they may contain

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Spice N'More Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Cumin Powder "Casablanca", "Salma", "Spice Class", "La Mina", "Leader Meret", "All Island Spice", "Key Food" and "H Harvest"

Spice N'More Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Cumin Powder "Casablanca", "Salma", "Spice Class", "La Mina",

January 12, 2015  |  Peanuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 12, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY – SPICE N' MORE CORP. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling its 2.5-oz. containers of "ALL ISLAND SPICE" cumin powder, 7-oz. containers of "CASABLANCA",

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La Flor Products Co., Inc. is Issuing an Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in La Flor Ground Cumin

La Flor Products Co., Inc. is Issuing an Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in La Flor Ground Cumin

January 12, 2015  |  Peanuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 12, 2015 — La Flor Products Co., Inc. of Hauppauge, NY, is recalling its 2-oz, 6-oz, and 5-lb packages of "La Flor–Ground Cumin” because they may contain traces of

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Ohio City Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Shellfish in Ravioli

Ohio City Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Shellfish in Ravioli

January 12, 2015  |  Shellfish

RE: Ohio City Pasta brand Four Cheese Ravioli and Smoked mozzarella ravioli, Lot No. 14351, 14346 or UPC #38735-00011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 9, 2015 — We discovered through customer emails that

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