Sesame can be found in obvious places, like sesame seeds on hamburger buns. But it is also an ingredient in many foods from protein bars to ice cream, added to sauces, dips and salad dressings and ...

Sesame seeds are used whole or ground for their nutty flavor in various cuisines and dishes. The FDA is suggesting manufacturers voluntarily include it on labels where appropriate.

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.

Under regulations before the 2020 recommendation, sesame had to be declared on a label if whole seeds were used as an ingredient. But labeling wasn't required when sesame was used as a flavor or ...

The FDA has been reviewing whether to put sesame seeds on the major food allergens list — which also includes milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans ...

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.

But the cherry on top of this sundae of government failure—or perhaps the sesame seed atop the FDA's bun of bureaucratic bungling—was provided this week by none other than the agency's own chief.

Congress passed legislation intended to make life better for people allergic to sesame seeds. Instead, it made things worse. The bill, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into ...

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 ...