Sec. 2. Food allergy safety recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine
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The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting before section 318 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247c ) the following new section: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— expand and intensify the collection of information on the prevalence of food allergies for specific allergens in the United States, such as through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the National Health Interview Survey; include such information within annual or other periodic reporting to the Congress and the public on other surveillance activities; and encourage research to improve the accuracy of food allergy prevalence data.
Any research conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(3) shall include— the identification of biomarkers and tests to validate data generated from such research; and the investigation of the use of identified biomarkers and tests in national surveys conducted as part of that research. . Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1) ) is amended by striking and soybeans and inserting soybeans, and sesame . The amendment made by subparagraph
(A)shall apply with respect to food introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2022. Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any other food ingredient that the Secretary determines by regulation to be a major food allergen, based on the scientific criteria determined by the Secretary (including the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions to the food ingredient) that establish that such food ingredient is an allergen of public health concern. . Section 201(qq)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(2) ) is amended by striking paragraph each place it appears and inserting subparagraph .
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