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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This draft guidance, when finalized, will replace existing guidance, CPG Sec 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens, for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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Virginia Diner, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut Allergen in Pecan Turtledoves Chocolate Caramel Pecan Clusters (Candy)

Virginia Diner, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut Allergen in Pecan Turtledoves Chocolate Caramel Pecan Clu

November 13, 2015  |  Peanuts

Wakefield, VA - Virginia Diner, Inc. is voluntarily recalling, as a precaution, 10 oz. cans of Happy Holidays Pecan Turtledoves Chocolate Caramel Pecan Clusters (Candy) at the company's Wakefield, VA location because

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Trader Joe’s Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Tree Nuts In Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli

Trader Joe’s Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Tree Nuts In Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli

November 12, 2015  |  Tree-nuts

Trader Joe’s of Monrovia, California is voluntarily recalling Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli (UPC 00943482/SKU 94348) sold in the refrigerated deli section with “Use or Freeze by”

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Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Apricot Logs and Poppyseed Logs Due to an Undeclared Milk Allergen

Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Apricot Logs and Poppyseed Logs Due to an Undeclared Milk Allergen

November 12, 2015  |  Milk

All lots of Market District brand Apricot Logs and Poppyseed Logs prepared and sold individually from the Bakery department inside Giant Eagle and Market District supermarkets with sell by dates from November 7, 2015

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Brett Anthony Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Chestnuts in Whole Foods Brand Wild Mushroom Soup Sold in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota and Nebraska Stores

Brett Anthony Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Chestnuts in Whole Foods Brand Wild Mushroom Soup Sold in Illinoi

November 9, 2015  |  Tree-nuts

Brett Anthony Foods of Elk Grove Village Illinois is recalling 109, 24oz cups of Wild Mushroom Soup because it may contain undeclared chestnuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to chestnuts run the risk

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Cloverdale Foods Company Recalls Beef and Pork Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen (Milk)

November 7, 2015  |  Milk

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2015 – Cloverdale Foods Company, a Mandan, ND, establishment, is recalling approximately 5,208 pounds of beef and pork jalapeño cheddar bratwurst product due to misbranding and an

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Brett Anthony Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut, Egg, Sulfite in Whole Foods Brand Tofu Curry Cous Cous Box 16oz

Brett Anthony Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut, Egg, Sulfite in Whole Foods Brand Tofu Curry Cous Cous Bo

November 6, 2015  |  Egg, Peanuts

Brett Anthony Foods of Elk Grove Village Illinois is recalling two 16oz containers of Tofu Curry Cous Cous Box because it may contain undeclared peanut, egg, sulfite. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to

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