What the bill does
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 or the FASTER Act of 2021 This bill expands the definition of major food allergen for purposes of certain food-labeling requirements to specifically include sesame. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must report on certain information related to food allergy research and data collection activities.
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Allergies, Congressional oversight, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug therapy, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food supply, safety, and labeling, Government information and archives, Health information and medical records, Health promotion and preventive care