To help these consumers and their families, Congress passed and the President signed the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FAL-CPA). FALCPA requires that all food product labels declare in plain English the presence of any ofeight specific foods/food groups or protein derived from one of these foods or food groups. These labeling provisions took effect in January 2006. The eight foods or food groups identified by FALCPA are believed to account for most allergic reactions, as well as the most severe food allergic reactions, although more than 160 other foods are known to occasionally cause food allergies (Table 1).
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