A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences \u2014 increasing the number of products that include the ingredient.

The new law, which goes into effect January 1, requires that all foods made and sold in the U.S. must be labeled if they contain sesame, which is now the nation's ninth major allergen.

May contain nuts: Precautionary ... So were foods with labels that said they may contain the allergens. ... In 2021, sesame was added to the list.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Food manufacturers are now required to list sesame as a potential allergen on nutrition labels for packaged foods. The Food and Drug Administration has added sesame ...

Starting Sunday, sesame will be the ninth substance classified as a “major food allergen” by the Food and Drug Administration. Manufacturers must label products that contain sesame and prevent ...

Labels on foods made before 2023 may not list sesame. Nonperishable foods made before then, like spices that may still be in your pantry, might contain sesame but not be labeled as such.

A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences — increasing the number of products with the ingredient.

FILE - Sesame dinner rolls are photographed in Concord, N.H. on Oct. 12, 2015. A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences ...

FILE – Sesame dinner rolls are photographed in Concord, N.H. on Oct. 12, 2015. A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences ...

A notification for sesame is printed under the ingredient list on a bag of hot dog buns. Starting Jan. 1, all foods made and sold in the U.S. must be labeled if they contain sesame.